1038 to Orange
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1038 stops for a lone passenger on the Santa Ana – Orange Line in the Southern Division in 1929. Bill Everett Collection Donald Duke Collection
1261 in Fullerton with the Boosters
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1261 crosses the Union Pacific’s Fullerton Branch in this excursion shot from a Railroad Boosters outing in 1937. Ralph Melching Photo Donald Duke Collection
1625 and Huntington’s Funeral
On May 24, 1927, Henry E. Huntington (founder of the Pacific Electric) died following surgery in New York City. The follow day, his coffin was loaded aboard his private car San Marino for the [...]
1039 near Artesia
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1039 rolls through farmland at Artesia on the way to Santa Ana. Harold Stewart Photo Donald Duke Collection
1026 and 1022 on the West Basin Line
Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1026 and 1022 roll past the waterfront on the West Basin Line, approaching San Pedro station. Donald Duke Collection
317 Descends
The conductor on Pacific Electric interurban “blimp” no. 317 unfurls his flag to warn motorists of the car’s large swing as it descends the elevated terminal onto San Pedro [...]
300 at 6th and Main
Harre Demoro took this image of Pacific Electric Long Beach interurban no. 300 pulling into track no. 2 on the elevated structure of the 6th and Main Terminal. The terminal had some very sharp [...]
Ocean Avenue’s Red Cars
Long Beach’s Ocean Avenue in 1943 was a virtual “sea” of Red Cars; here, nos. 1028 and 1054 are ready to leave for San Pedro; behind them, no. 1038 with a blank destination sign [...]
804 for San Pedro via Wilmington
Pacific Electric interurban no. 804 rolls down Ocean Avenue in Long Beach on its way to San Pedro via Wilmington. Charles D. Savage Photo Donald Duke Collection
499 at Dolores
After the Pacific Electric modernized the former Southern Pacific interurban cars, the PE chose to use them over the older 1200-class units. The “blimps” held one-third more [...]
