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By Ralph Cantos The Los Angeles Railway, not wanting to be out done by the Pacific Electric, painted PCC no. 3010 in this very striking paint job. The 3010 was dubbed “The Flying Tiger [...]

By Ralph Cantos When the United States entered World War II, that conflict united this country like nothing before it. Patriotism in the United States reached a high point that would never be [...]

Former Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific Railroad employee Harold Stewart captured this image of Pacific Electric no. 113 heading into Pasadena from Sierra Madre on October 1, 1940. The [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1010 climbs up the hill on Diamond Street, approaching Pacific Coast Highway. While the cross street on the left, Sunset Court, is no longer there, Redondo Union High School [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1203 heads a five-car troop train where it pauses in San Dimas on its way to Los Angeles. The two PE employees (from left to right) are David Gillespie of Pasadena and Mr. [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1359 makes a late day run heading south down Fair Oaks Avenue, just south of Green Street and the Green Hotel in Pasadena. The park and hotel are still there today, but most [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines trolley bus no. 9001 heads southbound on Main Street near First Street and Los Angeles City Hall in this circa-1955 image. Note the dual-gauge rail still in the street. [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Transit Lines Trolley Coach no. 8028 pulls up to the streetcar “safety zone” at Macy & Alameda Streets in downtown L.A. Number 8028 was one of 40 [...]

This undated image shows a gathering of Pacific Electric officials at San Pedro, California, in about 1947, which may be the press event for the unveiling of Pacific Electric no. 300 [...]

By Ralph Cantos PE no. 4514 poses for the camera, fresh from the Torrance paint shop, on October 1, 1946. This is a very rare shot, as the 4514 would never see service with this number. Just two [...]