5 Line

see below for update! By Ralph Cantos For the most part, both the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway were very safe rail systems. The PE operated at much higher speeds than the LARY, and as [...]

By Ralph Cantos This beautiful photo taken from atop the LARY-LATL building shows so well the dominance of streetcar transport that was once so prominent in Los Angeles. Here, looking north on [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1439 on 5 Line service is photographed at Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Avenue. The image is undated. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1285 is captured in stunning detail by photographer Alan K. Weeks in this undated photo at the corner of Eagle Rock and Colorado Boulevards. The 1285 is on 5 Line [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1428 is photographed at speed rolling down the private right-of-way that existed on Eagle Rock Boulevard. 1428 is in 5 Line service here. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1276 sits idle at the passenger loading zone on Eagle Rock Boulevard, just south of Colorado, in this undated 5 Line image. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 1431 rounds the corner at Colorado and Eagle Rock Boulevards to head south on the 5 Line in this undated image. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1420 pauses at the terminus at Eagle Rock and Colorado Boulevards in this undated 5 Line photo. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1277 on 5 Line service passes through the intersection of Broadway and Sunset in this image dated May 31, 1949. Bozzani remains a family-owned brand to this day with [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1269 on 5 Line service pauses at the terminus, located at Eagle Rock and Colorado Boulevards in Eagle Rock. The image is undated. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection