The Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, opened on October 17, 1875, was a steam-powered rail line which ran between the Santa Monica Long Wharf and 5th and San Pedro streets in downtown Los Angeles
Train on long wharf after SP acquisition, c. 1890
Aerial view of the western portion of the line in Santa Monica, 1875
Terminus at the Santa Monica Landing, 1877
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
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The Los Angeles Pacific Railroad was an electric public transit and freight railway system in Los Angeles County, California. At its peak it had 230 miles of track extending from Downtown Los Angeles
A 60-Class LAP streetcar and 40-Class trailer on Santa Monica Boulevard in Sawtelle at the National Soldier's Home, c. 1901
Moses H. Sherman
View of the first Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway car over Arroyo Seco near the Cawston Ostrich Farm, on March 7, 1895
1900: Los Angeles-Pacific 70-Class car labelled "Santa Monica"