Los Angeles Railway
69 on Route D at Beverly & Bonnie Brae
July 20, 1947
The reason that you see only low numbered sowbellies on the D line is that the four-motor cars were numbered below 100 (this is a generalization, however).  The D line was quite hilly on the west side, including the murderous hill on 5th from Olive to Grand, so four-motor
cars were really required.  (Most of the) high numbered sowbellies were two-motor cars, and worked suitably level lines such as the V (except for that line's murderous hill from Washington to Venice Blvd...what a sight to see the two motor sows and standards try that hill, as it was a good deal longer than the 5th St. hill)
Caption comments from Ken Harrison
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