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The only preserved Los Angeles trolley, Brill 8002 at OERM in sadly neglected form. It is ex-Oakland 2002, which never operated there. Date and photographer unknown.

Another shot of Brill 8002. The Brill has recently been sent to the Illinois Railway Museum where it will be restored and then shipped back to OERM. Unknown photographer and date. Photo by Cameron Beach. FE 2004.

Unidentified Brill about to pass an LA streetcar 5735 in the opposite direction. In downtown Los Angeles, the cross street is probably 7th St. The "GO" on the right edge of the picture is on an Acme signal. All were gone by the early 50s. Date unknown and photographer unknown.

Brill 9122 at the garage with other Brills in the background. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.

Brill 9028 in later colours at the end of route 2. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.

Two LA ACF-Brills before entering service. See Oakland.

PCC car 3126 on the P Pico line at its terminus, probably Rimpau. Photographer unknown and date unknown.

1947 ACF-Brill 9103 at the western terminus of route 3 W. Third. Photographer and date unknown, though it must be in the early 1960s because of the paint scheme. Courtesy of Tom's North American Trolleybus Pictures.

ACF Brill 9118 at the Union Station Loop. The Brill appears to be on a fan trip - to mark the closure of the system? Photographer unknown.The driver appears to be watching his poles. Date unknown, but it must be 1963 or a year two earlier. Submitted by Wally Young.

Many PCCs line up at the Division 20 storage yard. Photographer and date unknown. Courtesy of Metro Library and Archive's Photostream.

Three Brills including 9023 lined up on Wilde Street. These must have been pulled out of service as the system closed the next day. Photo by Alan Weeks. 30 MAR 1963. Metro Library and Archive's Photostream.

An unidentified Brill outbound on Central Ave. on the southern part of Route 3. Photo by Alan Weeks. 15 FEB 1963. Metro Library and Archive's Photostream.

Two brand new 1947 Brills at 6th and Broadway on the first day of service. This was taken before the collapse of downtown Los Angeles. In the lower right hand corner is the front end of a PCC streetcar, and just above is an Acme signal. Photographer unknown. 3 AUG 1947. From the collection of James Herman.

Brill 8035 turning at 12th Street and Main St. It is believed that the split switch at the strteetcar junction is staged, perhaps for training purposed. Interesting that the trolley wires use the streetcar span wires here. The return wires do not appear to exist here, although according to the map by Paul Ward in The Trolley Coach in North America, the return wires did exist at this intersection. It is probable that the return wires had not been installed yet. Central Ave. was wired for trolleys whcih probably made this turn possible. Note the Acme signal on the corner. Photographer unknown. 1947. Metro Library and Archive's Photostream and Flickr.

ACF Brill 9117 at Division 1 garage. This photo was taken less than month before its closure. Photo by Alan Weeks. 30 MAR 1963. Courtesy of Flickr.

Map of the proposed third Los Angeles system, based on route plans. Special work is speculative only.