A Blue Goose on a Red Car Line
By Steve Crise Over the years there have been a good number of steam and diesel locomotives displayed along Exposition Boulevard courtesy of Pacific Electric Railway’s Santa Monica Air [...]
Locating Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 1251 on the N Line
By Steve Crise This undated photo by Ken Douglas caught my eye the other day while researching our archive for other samples of Type H cars for a future article. This location seemed somewhat [...]
A Time of Transition in Los Angeles Transit
By Ralph Cantos When the LAMTA took over transit operations from the Los Angeles Transit Lines and Metropolitan Coach Lines in March of 1958, a period of transition began. This very interesting [...]
Remembering the Big Green Cars of the Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway
Foreword by Steve Crise Often times we acquire artifacts that are in less than desirable condition and are quite literally ready to disintegrate. This was the case with this Pacific Electric / [...]
All that remains of the Santa Monica Air Line, 2011
By Steve Crise This abandoned Pacific Electric Railway right of way was once part of the route that was affectionately known as the “Santa Monica Air Line”. In this 2011 view we are [...]
