PE 1141 on Huntington Drive at Warwick Road, San Marino
By Steve Crise Late in the afternoon in July 1947, eighteen-year-old photographer Donald Duke captured this shot of a Pacific Electric Railway two-car train of “elevens” speeding inbound towards [...]
5012 on Brand Boulevard in Glendale
Pacific Electric PCC no. 5012 is captured on Brand Boulevard by Donald Duke in 1951.
PE 1218 Crossing the Santa Ana River
Pacific Electric 1218 crossing the Santa Ana River on April 7th, 1945. Charles D. Savage Photo, Donald Duke Collection
841 at the Shoreline
An inbound 800-class interurban car rolls along the shore line of the blue Pacific at an unknown location. It was a place where the line ran behind houses along the beach. Charles D. Savage [...]
4611 at 6th and Main
Pacific Electric Catalina Special no. 4611 leads a three-unit train down the viaduct at the 6th and Main Street station in downtown Los Angeles on its way to the Catalina terminal in San Pedro. [...]
4604 in Long Beach
United States Maritime Commission (Pacific Electric) CalShip specials, lead by no. 4604, wait for the whistle to blow and complete the journey of workers back to downtown Los Angeles. The image [...]
1620 in Rialto
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1620 is captured nearing a grade crossing in Rialto, with two men riding along on the rear pilot. It’s wash day to the left rear of the image. [...]
1465 Near Sierra Vista
Pacific Electric box motor no. 1465 and its crew member pause for this photograph taken April 6, 1945, near Sierra Vista Station in Alhambra. Charles D. Savage Photo Donald Duke Collection
1305 in San Bernardino
Pacific Electric combine no. 1305 pauses at San Bernardino with a “Riverside” destination board in this image taken April 9, 1937. Charles D. Savage Photo Donald Duke Collection