Here is a photo I took of the Pacific Electric freight lines in the 1970s. This is a machine being loaded by McDonnell Douglas at the Santa Monica team track. The machine weighed over 500,000 [...]
From Interurban Special #37, page 791: The final group of second-hand cabooses was purchased from the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac in 1950. This official PE view, taken at 8th Street [...]
By Stephen Dudley On Sunday, November 30, 1958, I happened to come by as line car #9224 (former #00164 that once served on the Western District lines) was finishing up the repairs relating to [...]
From contributor Edward Langer: Many years ago I wrote a research paper describing how the arrival of the Pacific Electric in Garden Grove spurred town development. I’m happy to share it [...]
MTA car 1543 coming down the 6th & Main viaduct during an October 1960 fan trip pauses to allow an inbound train to clear the curve. Stephen Dudley Photo and Collection