Pacific City Lines
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Pacific City Lines was a company formed in 1937 as a subsidiary to National City Lines
in Oakland, California
. Its function was to purchase streetcar
systems in the western United States
as part of what became known as the Great American streetcar scandal. General Motors
made investments in 1938.
In 1947 Pacific City Lines, was indited
with General Motors
and others on two counts: 'conspiring
to acquire control of a number of transit companies, forming a transportation monopolize
' and 'Conspiring to monopolize sales of buses and supplies to companies owned or controlled by National City Lines, Inc., or Pacific City Lines, Inc'.
The company was merged into National City Lines in 1948.
National City Lines
National City Lines, Inc. , was a controversial company founded in Minnesota, United States in 1920 as a modest local transport company operating two buses which was reorganized into a holding company in 1936 with equity funding from General Motors, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California and...
in Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. Its function was to purchase streetcar
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
systems in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as part of what became known as the Great American streetcar scandal. General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
made investments in 1938.
In 1947 Pacific City Lines, was indited
Indictment
An indictment , in the common-law legal system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an...
with General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
and others on two counts: 'conspiring
Conspiracy (civil)
A civil conspiracy or collusion is an agreement between two or more parties to deprive a third party of legal rights or deceive a third party to obtain an illegal objective....
to acquire control of a number of transit companies, forming a transportation monopolize
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
' and 'Conspiring to monopolize sales of buses and supplies to companies owned or controlled by National City Lines, Inc., or Pacific City Lines, Inc'.
The company was merged into National City Lines in 1948.