Los Angeles Had the World’s Biggest Train System. Then It Vanished.

In 1925 you could ride a big red electric train from downtown LA to Venice Beach in under an hour, with no traffic, no parking and no 10 Freeway. For about fifty years, the Pacific Electric Red Cars ran one of the biggest rail systems on the planet, and they literally built the Westside: Santa Monica, Venice, Palms, Culver City, Sawtelle and more. Then, almost overnight, they were gone. So what really killed the Red Cars? Was it a corporate conspiracy, or something else? And where can you still see their ghosts on the Westside today? 📺 Watch next: Pacific Ocean Park, LA’s abandoned amusement park on the ocean (add your link) 💬 Did your parents or grandparents ride the Red Cars? Tell me in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for more hidden history from Santa Monica, Venice, Marina del Rey and beyond. Hashtags: #WestsideHistory #RedCars #PacificElectric #LAHistory #VeniceBeach #SantaMonica #ExpoLine #OldLosAngeles