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“Los Angeles had two separate trolley systems, known as the Red Cars and the Yellow Cars. National City Lines owned only the Yellow Cars, yet both ended up being dismantled. It is worth noting that the two systems were often used in conjunction by travelers, and cutting service on one line made the other less convenient as compared to automobiles. During this period automobile ownership was rising everywhere in the United States, both in cities where GM had purchased the local streetcar systems and in cities where it hadn't.” source...