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Two red interurban cars with round end windows and trolley poles stand on a yard track under a web of overhead wires, with a red and white bus, a parked car and oil derricks in the distance.
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March 7, 1955 · Long Beach, CA

Pacific Electric Railway interurban car 498 and a second car stand in a yard under trolley wire, with oil derricks behind, likely at Long Beach, California.

Date
March 7, 1955
Location
Long Beach, CAApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle
Interurban car, Motor bus
Operator
Pacific Electric Railway
Fleet numbers
Pacific Electric Railway 498
Tags
1950s Spring Long Beach

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