PERYHS Archives

Pacific Electric wooden “9” no. 958 along with 966 and a third 9-unit roll down a Los Angeles street as part of Venice Short Line service in 1945 in this fantastic color image. Nice [...]

Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 732 is captured on a siding in Venice (probably Venice Short Line), on August 12, 1951. That’s a “Rams vs. Redskins” ad position at the rear [...]

Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 626 rests at 6th and Main passenger platforms, probably as part of a railfan excursion. The motorman is seated to the left of his station, while an eager young [...]

Pacific Electric no. 499 Express is photographed in Wilmington. Note the cracked glass on the porthole closest to the camera. Undated. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric “blimp” no. 405 is photographed as part of Long Beach Limited Service in Los Angeles on June 7, 1956. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

As part of an National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) special event, Pacific Electric no. 314 is posed on a curve in Compton. The date is October 27, 1956. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric “blimp” no. 303 is captured north of Long Beach on the Southern District on August 16, 1958. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric Railway’s Birney no. 102 is captured at rest as part of “11th & Hill Streets” service in this undated photo. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

It’s the Rimpau Turnarond for Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3145. The photo was taken January 13, 1963. Gordon Glattenberg Collection