3094 and 3148 at the Turnaround

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCCs nos. 3094 and 3148 pause at a turnaround probably as part of a fan trip as abandonment approached. The image is dated March 1963. Note the differences between the two PCC units, quite visible in this side-by-side image.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
3094 and 3148 in March of 1963

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC cars nos. 3094 and 3148 loop through an unidentified section of Los Angeles, possibly part of a fan trip as the last day of operations approached. The image is dated March 1963.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
3062 and Alfred E. Neumann

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3062 rolls through downtown Los Angeles and past the Wellington Apartment Hotel in this image dated February 1963. This is possibly a fan trip. Note the Mad Magazine Alfred E. Neumann poster featuring the “What? Me Worry?” slogan plastered to the rear of 3062.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
MTA 1543 and 1515 on the Viaduct
MCL 407 and 307 in San Pedro
3001 on the 20th Anniversary of PCCs

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) PCC no. 3001 is captured on the First Street Loop as part of the Electric Railway Association’s 20th Anniversary of PCC cars trip, March 18, 1957.
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
MTA 626 at 6th and Main

 
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 626 (likely former PE no. 5123) bound for Watts waits for passengers to board at the 6th and Main Street Station in downtown Los Angeles as part of a March 1960 special charter.
 
Modified based on comment
L. Swanson Photo, Andy Goddard Collection
MTA 3094 in March 1963
1373 and 1375 as part of Japanese Internment at Santa Anita

Pacific Electric combine units nos. 1375 and 1375 (rear) appear in this United States National Archive image dated 1942 as part of Japanese-American internment activities at San Pedro. The caption from the archive (linked to from the World War 2 Database) notes the people were San Pedro residents being processed at the “Santa Anita Assembly Center.” Thanks to David Stubblebine for this image.
Modified based on comment
United States National Archive Image and Collection
Linked from World War 2 Database (www.ww2db.com)




