3004 and 3059 on the P Line
This fascinating image from an unknown photographer is dated June 10, 1939 – nearly 77 years ago to the day! – but we are unsure of the exact location. The banner reading “Tony [...]
5063 on Fair Oaks south of Walnut
From the Jack Finn Collection comes this image of Pacific Electric Hollywood Car no. 5063 on Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, south of Walnut. The image is circa 1945 but the cars may provide a more [...]
1054 at Municipal Power & Light
From the Jack Finn Collection comes this image of Pacific Electric no. 1054 powering past Municipal Power & Light, possibly in San Pedro, in a photo that is circa 1945. Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Pacific Railroad Balloon Route “Scenes Seen From An Electric Car” Brochure
From the brochure: The Lines of this Company form a far more important railway system than can be judged from the number of trains arriving at and leaving Los Angeles each day. From a single [...]
995 on the Air Line
Pacific Electric no. 995 captured on the Air Line in this undated image. Jack Finn Collection
Big MTA “BS” (Part Two)
By Ralph Cantos LAMTA PCC #3148 prepares to depart 6th & Main Street elevated station for a southbound trip to Long Beach. Except for the very first northbound test run from Long Beach to LA [...]
Los Angeles & Pacific to Santa Monica Tickets
The Los Angeles Pacific Railroad was both a steam locomotive railway as well as an electric railway. It began in 1899 when “General” Moses Sherman and Eli P. Clark filed articles of [...]
Video: Ridin’ The Rails Once More
Michael Patris and Alan Weeks of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society are featured in this fantastic new video produced by Los Angeles County Newsroom to mark the opening of the final [...]
PCC Test on the Long Beach Line: A Very Expensive Bunch of “BS”
By Ralph Cantos When the first Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA) took over the operations of the Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) and Metropolitan Coach Lines [...]
1299 On Inspection Tour
By Charles Wherry From the Charles Wherry Collection and William Wherry photographic archive comes more photos from Pacific Electric on tour over the Southern Pacific Covina Branch, being pulled [...]
