California
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Transit Lines | Los Angeles | 11 September 1910
3 August 1947 |
1915
30 March 1963 |
Also 1922 and 1937 demonstrations.
Reconstruction was planned in the 1990s, but cancelled for reasons unknown, likely due to budget problems. |
| Oakland | Construction started 1945, not completed. Vehicles built for Oakland were used in Los Angeles. | |||
| San Francisco | 6 October 1935 | See note, and see also Trolleybuses in San Francisco. | ||
| (Wrightwood) | See note. |
- Note for Los Angeles: First system connected Sunset Boulevard with a new housing development, "Bungalow Town," in Laurel Canyon. Built and operated by Laurel Canyon Utilities Company .
- Note for San Francisco: The first trolleybus line was opened by the former Market Street Railway Company (MSR). The San Francisco Municipal Railway ("Muni") opened the second trolleybus line on 7 September 1941. MSR was absorbed by Muni on 29 September 1944. Most of the current trolleybus system was built to replace MSR tramway lines.
- Note for Wrightwood: Line planned ca. 1911 by Lone Pine Utilities Company, an affiliate of Laurel Canyon Utilities Company (q.v., above). Planned to connect Grava railway station (or halt) to Wrightwood. A contemporary account in a local newspaper states that construction was started but not completed.
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