PERYHS Archives

Pacific Electric PCC no. 5028 glides in the Atwater district on June 10, 1955, in this classic Alan K. Weeks photo. The PCC is unhampered by auto traffic. Just days later, the line would be [...]

By Ralph Cantos This breathtaking photograph, taken by master photographer Alan K. Weeks, shows the Pacific Electric Glendale-Burbank Line at is best. At the time Alan took this photo, the end [...]

PERYHS’ Steve Crise and Alan K. Weeks are outstanding in the new KCET “Lost LA” episode featuring the Subway Terminal tunnel network still in existence. Trust us – watch [...]

By Ralph Cantos When the first Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (Many Trolley Abandonments) assumed control of transit operations in the City Of Los Angeles, job number one was to begin [...]

Just eleven years after the passing of Henry Huntington, the Pacific Electric Railway Magazine, Volume 18 – Number 11, dated May 10, 1938, extolled the virtues of a visit to the former railroad [...]

From Jeff Lear: My great grandfather was a mechanic and an avid photographer during the early part of the 20th Century. In one of my albums (which I’ve now made public) are several pictures [...]

Here’s a vintage promotional film by Ford Motor Company documenting Los Angeles in the 1920s. Lots of action and a great perspective into how wonderful Los Angeles was as a young city in [...]

We’re thrilled to share this found footage from none other than Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by Frank M. Wiggers, who like us, shares a passion for anything railroad and mass transit. He [...]

By Ralph Cantos This remarkable photograph taken from high atop the Pacific Electric building looks down on Main Street at 6th. A mix of southbound Los Angeles Railway (LARy) and PE cars stretch [...]

From contributor Terry Salmans, who found this Orange County Archives image on Flickr: The photo is at the end of track on 4th St. at the Southern Pacific Santa Ana Station. Note the hood over [...]