5014 at the Toluca Yard

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
PCC car no. 5014 (possibly Metropolitan Coach Lines, ex-Pacific Electric) rolls out of the Subway Portal and through Toluca Yard in this Western District action shot.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5027 Stops on a Curve

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
PCC Car no. 5010 (possibly Metropolitan Coach Lines, ex-Pacific Electric) stops on a curve on the Glendale-Burbank Line, possibly near Edendale or Atwater, in this undated photo. This may be part of a railfan trip, as suggested by the photographer on the right.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5113 at Amoco Junction

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) car no. 5113 with a Watts destination sign rolls underneath the tower bridge at Amoco Junction on the Four Tracks section of the Long Beach Line.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5121 at Amoco Junction

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Car no. 5121 (probably under Metropolitan Coach Lines ownership, ex-Pacific Electric) is captured at Amoco Junction on the Four Tracks section of the Long Beach Line in this undated photo.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5160 at Brand and Glenoaks

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Although the destination boards suggests Pasadena Short Line, it is believed this image was taken at Brand and Glenoaks – Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 5160 turning on to Glenoaks from Brand. This could possibly be some sort of railfan special, which would explain the erroneous destination sign (it was common to put any sign up during railfan trips).
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

Grip and Grin on Brand

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Here’s an interesting image with little accompanying info. The location appears to be Glendale on Brand Blvd., and the car is Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 5160. The motorman and conductor are greeted by a local dignitary (possibly the mayor?), and the two younger men certainly look like period railfans.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5160 at Terminus

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 5160 rests at the end of the line, possibly the Glendale Burbank terminus in Burbank.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

Wig-Wag Perch

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
A railfan armed with his camera sits atop a Pacific Electric wig-wag in this undated photo.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

To Oblivion (Past 5160)

Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

 
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) cars roll down the Glendale-Burbank Line on Brand and Glendale Blvd., just south of the Southern Pacific tracks, in this image probably from the late 1950s. The unidentified car has a “To Oblivion” banner draped across its nose, as was common with fan trips on soon-to-be-abandoned routes. No. 5160 waits on an adjacent track.
 
Bill Whyte Photo, Steve Crise Collection

5116, 5123, 1627 and 1646 at the Watts Car House

L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection

 
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) equipment rests at the bustling Watts Car House in this image dated May 14, 1956. In the image we see cars 5116 and 5123, as well as freight locomotive 1627 and yard diesel 1646.
 
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection