Turn Left at the Mission
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1053 negotiates a left turn at the Mission San Gabriel on the Alhambra line. Jack Finn Collection
Off in the Distance
A Pacific Electric interurban can be seen far in the distance in a shot otherwise dominated by 1930s-era vehicles, foretelling the future of Southern California. Jack Finn Collection
Visiting Mission San Gabriel
Visiting Mission San Gabriel was a major attraction along the Pacific Electric’s early routes. Here interurban special no. 021 discharges passengers at the gates of the Mission. The [...]
New Subdivisions
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1012 heads back toward Los Angeles as it passes newly built subdivisions. Jack Finn Collection
1054 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1054 moves down the street on the PE’s Alhambra-San Gabriel line in this pre-World War II photo. Date changed per comment Jack Finn Collection
1004 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric no. 1004 speeds toward Alhambra and San Gabriel through a grade cut in this action shot. Jack Finn Collection
Taking a Break
A Pacific Electric motorman and conductor take a break from operating a four-unit PE interurban consist (lead by nos. 1241 and 1262). Jack Finn Collection
1210 to Pomona
A three-unit Pacific Electric interurban train (led by no. 1210) passes through La Verne as part of Pomona Line service in the Eastern Division. The image is dated September 26, 1937. Alan Weeks [...]
Meeting of the Minds
Two elements of a great empire – Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific – meet in this dramatic 1930s image. A PE interurban waits while a Southern Pacific steam locomotive no. 1736 [...]
Four Interurbans
A four-interurban train (led by Pacific Electric no. 1214) moves down the middle of a busy Garey Boulevard in Pomona, crossing the main lines of the Southern Pacific and Los Angeles & Salt [...]
