8 cars:
Old numbers were LAT 2-20 (Los Angeles Traction only used even numbers). The two other cars went to Riverside and Arlington Railway where they were R&A 19 and 20. All were scrapped by 1923. Final numbers were PE 10-17 and R&A 19-20.
770-783
14 cars:
LAT 70-96. The LAT numbering system used only even numbers. This class was a forerunner of LAT standard city car. Sold to LARy 1910 and rebuilt by that company into its center entrance type 'C' Sowbellies.
790-800
11 cars:
Standard city car of LAT. For six years this was Los Angeles' finest type of city car. Numbers 102, 106-124. All double-truck LAT cars were rebuilt by Pacific Electric in 1909 with the exception of 801-804 and 830-941. This particular batch was also sold to LARy and then rebuilt by them into center entrance cars.
801-804
4 cars:
Built for California Pacific's line to San Pedro, they proved to be too slow to make the schedule and were shifted to the Glendale Line. Renumbered PE 470-474 in 1911. The 474 was assigned to Riverside where it was the "Glenwood" excursion car for the Mission Inn. All cars were scrapped in 1933. LAT numbers: 202-210.
810-817
8 cars:
LAT Standard city cars 152-166. Sold to LARy and rebuilt by them into type 'C' center entrance "sowbellies."
820-826
7 cars:
LAT 168, 170, 125-129. Improved version of LAT city car design. This type was a California car, soon to become world famous in Hollywood movies. A national magazine of the time wrote "... The finish is cherry. Windows and doors have polished French plate glass. There are four folding gates on the two platforms. The inside doors are double automatic." Sold to LARy and remodeled.
830-851
22 cars:
LAT 130-151. Built in 1904 and put in service after LAIU gained control of LAT. These cars conformed to LAIU numbering. These cars were standard Pacific Electric city cars, simillar to LARy's type 'B'. (ie: LARy 413 typical) All sold to LARy.
852-875
24 cars:
Standard Pacific Electric city cars. All were renumbered into into PE's 200 class after 1911. These particular cars became PE 276-279, 230-249, and were all scrapped by 1930. Suceeded by the PE's 600 class "Hollywood" cars.
876-881
6 cars:
Renumbered PE 250-255 and scrapped between 1927-1929.
882-911
30 cars:
Simillar in body to PE standard city cars, but had four motors and magnetic brakes for severe hills such as on the Mt. Lowe Line. Renumbered PE 290-299 and 256-275. The latter cars were rebuilt to two motor air-brake in 1926 and renumbered into the low 200's. Scrapped 1928-1933.
912-941
30 cars:
PE originally intended to build these itself, but combined the order with an order for twenty suburban cars which were built at the same time. (PE 530-549). Renumbered PE 200-229. Cars 215-219 were sold in 1912 to Portland, Eugene and Eastern. Others were all scrapped by 1933. These cars were paid for by the Pacific Electric Land Company.
720-721
2 cars:
These two Box Motors were acquired in 1901 from Southern California Motor Road (San Bernardino-Redlands). Old LAIU numbers 212 and 214, renumbered PE 1417 amd 1418 and scrapped in 1935.
| Roster of cars, Los Angeles Inter-Urban | |||||||||||
| Number | Builder | Type | Weight | Length | Width | Height | Seats | Trucks | Motors | Cont. | Brakes |
| 720-721 | - | Box Motor | 29,800 | 42'-4" | 8'-7" | 12'-0" | - | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 4 38B | K14 | Westinghouse 5½ h.p. |
| 750-757 | Barney & Smith 1895 | Single truck open | 15,800 | 27'-8" | 7'-4" | 10'-6" | 40 | 1 Brill | 2 GE 800 | K2 | Hand |
| 770-783 | Barney & Smith 1895 | Double truck California | 19,000 | 31'-3" | 7'-4" | 11'-2" | 30 | 2 Brill 4' | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 790-800 | Barney & Smith 1896 | Double truck California | 21,800 | 38'-6" | 7'-4" | 11'-6" | 42 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 801-804 | St. Louis 1903 | Double truck closed | 49,900 | 45'-6" | 8'-6" | 12'-0" | 48 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 4 101B | K14 | Christensen Air |
| 810-817 | Barney & Smith 1897 | Double truck California | 26,000 | 38'-6" | 7'-4" | 11'-6" | 42 | 2 Brill 4' | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 820-826 | Barney & Smith 1899 | Double truck California | 26,950 | 38'-6" | 7'-4" | 11'-6" | 42 | 2 Brill 4' | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 830-851 | St. Louis 1904 | Double truck California | 42,100 | 39'-0" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 852-875 | PE 1905 | Double truck California | 34,650 | 39'-1" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 876-881 | PE 1906 | Double truck California | 34,650 | 39'-1" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 2 38B | K11 | Christensen Air |
| 882-891 | PE 1907 | Double truck California | 43,750 | 39'-1" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 4 38B | K14 | Mag. Westinghouse type F-3 |
| 892-911 | PE 1908 | Double truck California | 43,750 | 39'-1" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 4 38B | K14 | Mag. Westinghouse type F-3 |
| 912-941 | St. Louis 1909 | Double truck California | 34,650 | 39'-1" | 7'-9" | 11'-8" | 44 | 2 PE 5'-3" rigid bolster | 2 38B | K11 | Westinghouse 2½ h.p. air |
| All cars of wooden construction. | |||||||||||
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