Donald Duke Collection

Amoco Tower stood at the west end of Butte Street Yard. “Amoco” stood for American Olive Company, whose plant is show in the background. Note the huge pile of olive pits to the left [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1622 passes Clement Junction Tower at Alameda Street in this Southern Division action shot. Modified based on comment Donald Duke Collection

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1629, with a caboose hop to Graham Yard, leaves the west end of Butte Street Yard at Amoco Tower. A brakeman rides the front end while the trolley pup may [...]

A smorgasbord of Southern Pacific diesel power plus one electric locomotive, brought in a long freight to Butte Street Yard to be broken up into individual trains. It is shown here passing [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1599 was built by the PE shops as a sister engine to no. 1600. This locomotive also received the bucket seats on each side in 1933. This engine also spend most of its life [...]

Pacific Electric box motor no. 1445 poses at 8th Street Yard with motorman J. F. Biddle (in jumper), conductor C. W. Lucas (center), and conductor R. L. Bruce (right). Mount Lowe Preservation [...]

Pacific Electric gas-electric locomotive no. 1501 was one of two engines built by General Electric to be used on the docks of Long Beach and San Pedro that were not under wire. Donald Duke Collection

Pacific Electric steeple cab locomotive no. 1544. Donald Duke Collection

Pacific Electric wood steeple cab locomotive no. 1551 was built in the Los Angeles & Redondo Shops in 1908 and acquired by Huntington. She was used as a switcher at the 7th and Alameda Shops [...]

Local car no. 112 on the East Long Beach Line rolls past the joint Pacific Electric – Southern Pacific freight house located on the Newport Beach – Balboa Line. Ralph Melching Photo [...]