Pacific Electric wooden steeple cab no. 1552 was built by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway and came to the PE in the 1912 Great Merger. It survived into the 1930s as a switcher at the Torrance [...]
Pacific Electric no. 608 was rebuilt with an experimental paint scheme and interior design in 1939 at the Torrance Shops. This image captures the stylish interior design. Donald Duke Collection
The first “blimps from the Bay” began to appear on the Pacific Electric to meet World War II traffic. Here several blimps are undergoing upgrades at the Torrance Shops to meet PE [...]
Pacific Electric’s 600-series “Hollywood” cars were delivered by the St. Louis Car Company to PE’s Torrance Shops in 1922. This shot captures an as-new no. 612. Donald [...]
Pacific Electric “blimp” interurban no. 4509 is captured in Torrance. This ex-Northwestern Pacific no. 384 unit was shipped south by Southern Pacific in 1942 and reworked to become PE [...]
Pacific Electric box motors crowd the loading area at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (Union Station). Depicted here are nos. 1447, 1460, and 1449. William D. Middleton Photo Donald Duke [...]
Pacific Electric box motor no. 1458 crosses the San Gabriel River and onto double trackage. Modified based on comment Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection Donald Duke Collection
Pacific Electric box motor no. 1447 nears 14th Street and Long Beach Avenue on the Southern Division four-track main line. Jack Whitmeyer Photo Donald Duke Collection
