1373 Express to Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Express no. 1373 leads a three-unit train (and is paced by another set) on the four-track main in the middle of Huntington Drive back towards Los Angeles. Jack Finn Collection
Young Donald Duke on the 1121
The conductor on Pacific Electric interurban no. 1121 hands a transfer to a young woman while future Golden West Books publisher Donald Duke looks on. Jack Finn Collection
Early Tower Car
This early image shows a first-generation tower car emerging from the Pasadena & Los Angeles Railway shops (predecessor to the Pacific Electric). Note the advertisements pasted to the [...]
1137 Runs the Short Line
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1137 awaits additional passengers and departure on the Pasadena Short Line some time in the mid- to late-1930s. Modified based on comment Jack Finn Collection
1554 at the Sanitarium
Pacific Electric steeplecab no. 1554 and accompanying single-dome tank car stop just adjacent to the Ramona Sanitarium. Jack Finn Collection
The Weed Burner
Pacific Electric weed burner no. 00195 stops during its operations adjacent to the Ramona Sanitarium Convalescent Hospital. Jack Finn Collection
841 Leaving Redondo
Pacific Electric interurban no. 841 heads north along the surf line after turning at Redondo Beach. Jack Finn Collection
831 to Redondo Beach
Three Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 831) proceed south to Redondo Beach. Jack Finn Collection
1031 to Newport-Balboa
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1031 heads south past a line of oil derricks in Huntington Beach toward the Southern Division terminus of Newport-Balboa. The destination sign reads “Limited [...]
The Commodore Limited
Pacific Electric business car no. 1000 is pressed into service as part of “The Commodore Limited,” special high-end service between Los Angeles and Balboa, at the end of the Southern [...]
