TOCELEBRATE the 10th anniversary of the light rail Blue line between Los Angeles and Long Beach on July 14, LAMTA rolled out two of its P-865 LRVs repainted in the livery of the historic Pacific Electric interurban network which once plied the same corridor.
With assistance from the Electric Railway Historical Society, the cars were repainted by their builder Sumitomo, which has a contract to repaint the entire 54-car fleet. The two cars were equipped with interior detailing and exterior fittings by MTA staff, including a brass E-flat whistle and dummy centre headlight to replicate the appearance of the PE’s ’Red Cars’.
