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California Trains & Trams

Pictured above in upper left corner is an actual Pacific Electric tower car used as a museum.  The lower photo is a colorized actual picture of a red car traveling across Alamitos Bay, next to Seal Beach in Long Beach, probably taken before 1930.  These cars were the ticket to vacation adventure and day trips for Los Angeles residents lured to the coast. Developers hoped guests would like what they saw and invest in their housing tracts.  See another red car photo from Naples.

Visit the Red Car Museum on the old Pacific Electric Right of Way. Car No. 1734 is a rare Pacific Electric tower car built in 1925 which serves as the museum headquarters.  Electric Avenue near Main St., next to Mary Wilson Library.