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Los Angeles Railways #733/860

Los Angeles, California
44 passenger, 1912 American Car Company, St. Louis

An “800” series car in its original configuration with wire mesh sides and no doors.

When this car, among the last of its kind built for the Los Angeles Railway (LARY), went into service in 1913 it joined a fleet of nearly 750 similar cars acquired after the type was standardized in 1902. Designed for Henry E. Huntington, who at that time controlled both LARY and the Pacific Electric Railway, the style became known as the Huntington Standard. It featured a five-window front, the two corner windows sporting elegant curved glass at Huntington’s insistence. It was a double-ended car with controls at both ends enabling operation in either direction without being turned around. It also had a “California” style body, characterized by an enclosed center section where one could sit when the weather was bad, and two end sections open to the balmy breezes more common to Los Angeles.

An “800” series car with steel side panels and folding doors added.

As first designed, there were no doors or gates, and the sides of the open sections were enclosed only by steel mesh. Canvas roller curtains provided the only shelter. Soon after Car 860 was delivered, a program was begun to refit the Huntington Standards with solid steel side panels on the open sections and add folding doors. This was typically done when the cars were in for overhaul or modification and the program was not finished until well into the 1920’s. Although LARY was famous for rebuilding cars at the drop of a hat, and many Huntington Standards went through several variations, Car 860 was little changed after this modification until its retirement in 1945.

Douglas Street Railway Huntington Standard car #2 in Douglas in 1907.

The first three electric streetcars in Douglas, Arizona (which arrived in 1906) were of a style identical to that of the most modern cars in Los Angeles according to the Douglas Daily Dispatch. Since no original Douglas car bodies have been found, OPT acquired this car and sister Car 733, with the intention of using parts from 860 to rebuild 733. When restoration is complete the surviving car will be painted in the Douglas Street Railway color scheme. Restoration is expected to take several years. Mechanical parts may come from a second Japanese trolley which OPT had scrapped in 1994.

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			Los Angeles Railways #733/860 Los Angeles, California 44 passenger, 1912 American Car Company, St. Louis An “800” series car in its original configuration with wire mesh sides and no doors. When this car, among the last of its kind built for the Los Angeles Railway (LARY), went into service in 1913 it joined a fleet of nearly 750 similar cars acquired after the type was standardized in 1902. Designed for Henry E. Huntington, who at that time controlled both LARY and the Pacific Electric Railway, the style became known as the Huntington Standard. It featured a five-window front, the two corner windows sporting elegant curved glass at Huntington’s insistence. It was a double-ended car with controls at both ends enabling operation in either direction without being turned around. It also had a “California” style body, characterized by an enclosed center section where one could sit when the weather was bad, and two end sections open to the balmy breezes more common to Los Angeles. An “800” series car with steel side panels and folding doors added. As first designed, there were no doors or gates, and the sides of the open sections were enclosed only by steel mesh. Canvas roller curtains provided the only shelter. Soon after Car 860 was delivered, a program was begun to refit the Huntington Standards with solid steel side panels on the open sections and add folding doors. This was typically done when the cars were in for overhaul or modification and the program was not finished until well into the 1920’s. Although LARY was famous for rebuilding cars at the drop of a hat, and many Huntington Standards went through several variations, Car 860 was little changed after this modification until its retirement in 1945. Douglas Street Railway Huntington Standard car #2 in Douglas in 1907. The first three electric streetcars in Douglas, Arizona (which arrived in 1906) were of a style identical to that of the most modern cars in Los Angeles according to the Douglas Daily Dispatch. Since no original Douglas car bodies have been found, OPT acquired this car and sister Car 733, with the intention of using parts from 860 to rebuild 733. When restoration is complete the surviving car will be painted in the Douglas Street Railway color scheme. Restoration is expected to take several years. Mechanical parts may come from a second Japanese trolley which OPT had scrapped in 1994. Return to Homepage -- Return to the Collection