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I just came across this photograph on eBay.
"1946 Los Angeles Transit Railway CA #2501 Special Car."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5C212-RP-194...cAAOSwZd1VXSaN
Did that kid in the white shirt just fall down in the gutter?
-also note the guy in the dark hat and coat exiting the street car from the back.
As seen in the photo, car 2501 carries a "Special Car" dash sign. It was most likely on an enthusiasts special trip. However, it was truly a special car, having been used as an experimental test bed for a number of Los Angeles Railway innovations. Today it survives after a fashion as a car body without trucks (wheels) at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, Califiorna, having been rescued from "the pile" at Terminal Island.
For additional information see:
http://www.pacificelectric.org/los-a...1-not-at-rest/
https://books.google.com/books?id=6-...202501&f=false
Cheers,
Jack
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