Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC car no. 3063 rests at the Tenth Avenue Loop passenger shelter at the end of the J Line in this image dated March 10, 1956.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
3001 South of the Vernon Yards
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3001 rolls as a fan trip Special south of the Vernon Yards in this image dated December 1962.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
1439 on Figueroa at 11th
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 1439 rolls on Figueroa at 11th Street in this image captured the last week of W Line service: November 11, 1956. Note the Felix Chevrolet auxiliary lot in the background.
L. Swanson Image, Andy Goddard Collection
Expo Line Flyover
Here is an Expo Line flyover assembled using the tools built into Google Earth. The line, which retraces many segments of the Pacific Electric, goes from 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles, to 4th Street in Santa Monica. Created by ExpoLineFan.
LATL 1415 at 11th Street and Main
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 1415 pauses on a tail track at the corner of 11th and Main Streets in Los Angeles in this ERA fan trip image dated August 18, 1956. Note the Beck’s Tavern script sign and tag line “Better Burgers / Cocktails.”
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
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LATL 3165 in Huntington Park
Los Angeles Transit Lines J Line PCC car no. 3165 rolls through Huntington Park as part of the 20th Anniversary PCC event on March 18, 1957.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
MTA 1805 on the Viaduct
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) Hollywood car no. 1805 rolls across a viaduct adjacent to a Flying A gas station in this image dated September 26, 1958.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
LATL 1415 on 9 Line Private Right of Way
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 1415 hosts an ERA fan trip on August 18, 1956. This image was captured on private right-of-way on the 9 Line.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
MTA 3126 on the P Line
Los Angeles Metropolitan Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC car no. 3126 pauses for a light with a long line of traffic behind it in this unknown location along the P Line in an image dated October 19, 1958. Note the “New Line for 59” Chevrolet banner advertisement along the carside.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
LATL 1387 next to the Old Shops
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) 9 Line car no. 1387 pauses for photos adjacent to the former LARy shops in this ERA fan trip photo from August 24, 1957.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection