Jack Whitmeyer Photo, Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1591 and crew pose for this image near San Bernardino on the Eastern District. Note the PE gondola with scrap metal, possibly dating this image to the World War II era.
Jack Whitmeyer Photo, Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection
D.K.Winans
February 24, 2011
Usually you see the Arrowhead springs job,or some consist version with water tanks in tow. Great shot,especially the footboards,with most likely the pinpuller and the conductor riding on em.
Fred M Pohl
February 25, 2011
I like everything about Pacific Electric even though I never rode it let alone been To Los Angeles Its a shame National City Lines Trashed everything in the name of “Progress”The same thing happend when I was a kid in Philly Thank God For museums and the lines are making a comeback in the wy of light rail Necissity not Nostalgia is the bottom line now a days
Paul Kakazu
February 25, 2011
Sorry, all you conspiracy fans. NCL had nothing to do with the demise of passenger services on PE’s rail lines. Those decisions were being made at San Francisco’s One Market Street, the headquarters of PE’s parent company (since 1911) Southern Pacific Railroad.