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Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 1701 slows on its approach to Compton Station, where passengers await amid the four-track segment. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 423 is captured in Compton along the Southern District. Jack Finn Collection

It’s August of 1958 and Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 00164 and crew are hard at work in the City of Compton on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 300 rolls through Compton in this image by Herb Cearley from the Blackhawk Films railroad slides collection. Herb Cearley Photo [...]

Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 402 pauses at the Compton Post Office in this mid-1950s shot from the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 316 rolls down PE’s private right-of-way in a residential area of Compton. Jack Finn Collection

It’s 1943 and Pacific Electric no. 4511 is rolling through Willowbrook on approach to Greenleaf on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurbans (led by no. 453) roll through Compton in this Southern District action shot from 1957. C. R. Scholes Photo Jack Finn Collection

A pair of Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) interurbans rolls through Willowbrook near Fernwood on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 1529 crosses the bridge at Compton in this Southern Division action shot. The date is April 9, 1961. Jack Finn Collection