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Pacific Electric interurban no. 1010 poses on Western District trackage with a Redondo Beach destination board. Jack Finn Collection

Ex-Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 1535) in transitional livery after the MTA takeover of the system in the mid-1950s. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1541 heads north for Los Angeles somewhere on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

A Pacific Electric interurban rushes past Watts Tower in this Southern District action shot from the 1950s. Jack Finn Collection

Spectators gather to observe the righting of a tipped-over Long Beach-bound Pacific Electric interuban no. 1260. Note the illuminated destination board is half-flipped between Eastern Division [...]

Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 1022) head south toward the passenger terminus in Long Beach. The car’s destination board reads “Long Beach / Via / West Basin.” Jack [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1626 poses next to PE interurban no. 1204, possibly somewhere on the Southern District. The latter’s destination board reads “Los [...]

A Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban crosses the diamond at Dominguez Junction and Tower in this dramatic nighttime speed shot. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no. 1519 heads south to Long Beach in this dramatic nighttime image. Note the stylish but dilapidated passenger shelter to the right. Jack [...]

A steelbody Pacific Electric “blimp” interurban speeds through a gated grade crossing somewhere in the Southern District. Jack Finn Collection