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 [...]
LAMTA 3137 and 3143: On the Road to Oblivion
By Ralph Cantos All-electric PCCs nos. 3137 and 3143 were photographed by the late Jerry Squire; this image is courtesy the Andy Goddard collection. The two-truck caravan is pictured here on [...]
LAMTA 3148 at Watts: A fish out of water!
By Ralph Cantos This photo, taken by the late Jerry Squire, is from the Andy Goddard mega-collection. PCC 3148, St. Louis Car Co. class of 1948, rolls south at Watts in the early evening haze. [...]
LAMTA 3025 at City College “Y”; Ten years later, SCRTD 5467 takes a victory lap
By Ralph Cantos These two photos taken by the late Jerry Squire are from the Andy Goddard Collection. On the left, LAMTA no. 3025 takes spot time on the New Hampshire Avenue leg of the City [...]
LAMTA 3075, LA’s First Green PCC: A False Sense of Optimism
By Ralph Cantos This photo taken by the late Jerry Squire in 1965 is from the Andy Goddard collection, and shows LAMTA no. 3075 at Vernon Yard being made ready for its trip to LA Harbor. From [...]
LAMTA 1522 Westbound on Ocean Avenue at Golden Shore
In this Andy Goddard photograph dated October 12, 1960, Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority blimp no. 1522 is headed westbound on Ocean Avenue at what would be present-day Golden Shore. [...]
3001 in 1962
It’s December of 1962 and a fan trip featuring MTA PCC no. 3001 is underway. Note the fan-applied “for sale” sign on the nose of the unit. L. Swanson Photo Andy Goddard Collection
455 at the Catalina Docks
A lineup of Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps, lead by no. 455, sits patiently at the Catalina Docks in San Pedro. The image dates from the 1957-1958 period. L. Swanson Photo [...]
Carnage at Terminal Island
It’s 1958 at the Terminal Island scrapyard where Los Angeles Transit Lines (and in this shot, Southern Pacific) units go to die an inglorious death. Three LATL (ex-Los Angeles Railway) [...]
