The Metropolitan Transit Authority was a public transportation agency in Los Angeles that existed from 1951 to 1964. During its short existence, the MTA operated ten trolley services and an unknown amount of bus lines.
History
On July 24, 1951, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority was formed. Originally, its purpose was to build a monorail line that would stretch from Long Beach to the San Fernando Valley. The monorail was never constructed, but by 1957, the MTA was granted the power to manage the city’s trolley car lines. These trolley cars were previously operated by the Pacific Electric Railway, which was a private company.
Between 1958 and 1961, the remaining trolley car lines in Los Angeles were shutdown. The city’s last trolley, the Dominguez Line, was shuttered in 1961.However, the MTA continued to run the public buses in Los Angeles until 1964.
Finally, after thirteen years of existence, the Metropolitan Transit Authority was abolished on November 5, 1964. It was succeeded by the Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD), which was later reorganized into the Los Angeles Metro in 1993.