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Southbound Pacific Electric interurbans (including nos. 1014 and 1360) on the way to Santa Ana stop for passengers. Note the “Los Angeles” destination boards all ready for the return [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1261 bound for Santa Ana makes the turn off the 6th & Main Street station incline, headed for Santa Ana. Jack Finn Collection

A cow requires persuasion to exit the track in this image of a Huntington Beach-bound Pacific Electric interurban no. 995. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interuban no. 311 makes the turn at Watts Tower toward Bellflower on the Southern District. Jack Finn Collection

Ominous rainclouds hang over Pacific Electric interurban no. 1257 as it heads south toward Santa Ana in this Southern Division shot. Jack Finn Collection

A Pacific Electric freight locomotive drags a lone boxcar through the oil derricks of Newland on the La Bolsa Line in the Southern Division of the 1940s. Jack Finn Collection Donald Duke Collection

South- and northbound Pacific Electric interurban trainsets pass one another on the Santa Ana Line. No. 1370 is visible in this shot. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1034 with a Santa Ana – Orange destination board pulls into Santa Ana station being served by competing bus service. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1100 bound for Santa Ana bears an advertisement for Azusa Golden Days and a full complement of passengers, likely a fan trip. Modified based on comment Jack Finn [...]

Passengers patiently await the arrival of a Pacific Electric interurban at this Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific station in the Northern Division. Jack Finn Collection