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Yes but that's because "Cloverleaf Industries" in the movie was based on the National City Lines, the company that bought the trolley service.[1]

It's not hard to imagine a script writer in Los Angeles being stuck in traffic and and mulling this bit of urban lore.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...



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