1456 Rail Train in San Marino
Pacific Electric no. 1456 box motor heads up a rail train in San Marino during abandonment. The date is February 8, 1951. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
00191 Removing Rail in San Marino
Pacific Electric no. 00191 is captured along with her crew removing rail in San Marino on February 8, 1951. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
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023 at the San Gabriel Mission
Pausing in front of the old San Gabriel Mission, Pacific Electric no. 023 and several PE tour guides smile for the camera, attributed to Charles Lawrence, PE’s official photographer. While [...]
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Posted Fair Oaks and Colorado in May of 1946
Standing in the middle of Colorado Boulevard, looking west, just east of Fair Oaks on May 12, 1946, L. T. Gotchy catches the Pacific Electric Railway ticket office on the left and the Owl Drug [...]
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1127 Westbound at Arcadia Tower
Pacific Electric no. 1127 heads into Los Angeles crossing the Santa Fe line at Arcadia Tower on June 2, 1946 in this L. T. Gotchy photo. In the not too distant future, the Gold Line extension [...]
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1208 at the Ramona Convent in Alhambra
Pacific Electric no. 1208 pauses at the Ramona Convent stop in western Alhambra on a morning run to El Monte in this undated, unattributed photo. Ramona Convent Secondary School was established [...]
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The Very Happy Boom, Before the Sad Bust
By Ralph Cantos This photo, recently discovered by traction historian Michael Patris, is remarkable to say the least. It was taken in November of 1948 at the Los Angeles Transit Line’s [...]
1124 at the Sierra Madre Line Terminus
It’s the end of the line – the Sierra Madre Line, that is – in this September 11, 1950, image of Pacific Electric no. 1124 at rest. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
1129 at the Mount Wilson Trail in Sierra Madre
Pacific Electric no. 1129 sits patiently as it awaits its trip back to Los Angeles from the Mount Wilson Trail head in Sierra Madre. The image is dated September 11, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan [...]
1128 Westbound on Sierra Madre Boulevard
Pacific Electric no. 1128 rolls westbound on Sierra Madre Boulevard on September 11, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
