1503/304 Wreck on the 6th and Main Ramp in 1960
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority no. 1503 (former Pacific Electric no. 304) suffers an ignoble fate after losing control while descending the viaduct ramp at the 6th and Main Street [...]
PE 100 in Veracruz
Former Pacific Electric streetcar no. 100 is captured as part of Veracruz’s transit system (Mexico), now renumbered as 205, in June of 1957. A. M. Payne Photo, Ralph Cantos Collection
Railroad Boosters near Yorba Linda in 1939
Ralph Cantos found this photo in an antique shop in Santa Monica; the only information known is noted on the image itself: Pacific Electric no. 1205 on a Railroad Boosters outing near Yorba Linda [...]
The View from the Fullerton Spadra Road Bridge
From the Pacific Railroad Society comes this wonderful image that we believe was taken on a Railroad Boosters trip dated May 2, 1937. It is a view of Spadra Road, now North Harbor Boulevard, [...]
521 at Brannick Loop
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 521 poses for the camera at the east end of the R line (Brannick Loop) during a Fan Trip. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
285 on Experimental Trucks
Los Angeles Railway car no. 285 is captured on either experimental trucks or “shop trucks” while wearing 9 Line signage. According to Ralph Cantos: The trucks really change the [...]
637 at Melrose and Normandie
Los Angeles Railway car no. 637 on the H Line is captured paused at Melrose and Normandie in this undated photo. Ralph Cantos Collection
1375 on 7th and Broadway
Los Angeles Transit Lines R Line car no. 1375 travels at 7th and Broadway; the perspective is looking west. The image is dated June 22, 1948. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
286 and 1375 at 1st and the Vermont Loop
Los Angeles Transit Lines nos. 286 and 1375 rest at 1st Street and the Vermont Loop in this August 31, 1948, image. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
