A former employee of the Pacific Electric Railway, the late Walter Abbenseth was also well known to the Southern California rail fan community both for his efforts to save and preserve P. E. [...]
Fred Hust’s interest in the P. E. started when he was about three years old and continued throughout his life. Fred was fortunate enough to grow up in the area near Vineyard Junction, the busiest [...]
A sad event is documented for posterity in this image of the final U Line scheduled run on the Los Angeles Railway, August 3, 1947. The car is decorated to read “Last car to run on [...]
A P Line Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC streamlined streetcar cruises north on Broadway at 8th Street in downtown Los Angeles in 1953, past two of the more noteworthy cinemas of the day: [...]
Los Angeles Railway V Line streetcar no. 616 (with number board indicating Slauson Blvd. service) rests at 1st and Vermont while the conductor chats with a possible patron of the nearby [...]
Two steelbody Pacific Electric cars, nos. 1200 and possibly 1201, move down an unknown street at speed in this undated photo from the Northern Division. Note the church in the background and the [...]
Two Los Angeles & Pacific employees pose outside an office structure alongside the LA&P right-of-way in the Northern Division. A flatcar loaded with fresh ties stands idle in the [...]
Pacific Electric no. 1219 winds through a turn, “deadheading” the Newport Beach Express after a layover at Macy Street Yard. The consist is at 7th and San Pedro Streets. Modified [...]
