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Pacific Electric car no. 966 is packed with passengers (likely railfans) in this undated image from Culver Junction in Culver City. The Ivy Substation can be seen in the upper right hand corner [...]

Pacific Electric electric freight locomotive no. 1593 and crew pause for this photograph taken at Graham Yard. Modified based on comment Robert T. McVay Photo, Norm Suydam Collection

A Pacific Electric car (possibly no. 148 or 149) rolls along downtown Santa Ana’s 4th street in 1910 awaiting the arrival of the Ringling Bros. Circus parade (see the wagon in the [...]

A Pacific Electric interurban with a “Huntington Beach Excursion” banner draped on its side rests with another unit at the Huntington Beach Station in 1915. Ralph Cantos Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1039 and its train await the repair crew after they hit a hay truck at high speed on the Santa Ana Line in July 1927 with spectacular results. Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 1224 stops for traffic on 7th Street in 1948. Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Railway J Line car no. 3029 turns off 7th Street and onto Grand in this image taken December 5, 1941, just before Pearl Harbor. Ralph Cantos Collection

Echo Mountain as viewed from the Castle Canyon Trail in 1899, captured by Detroit Publishing photographer William Henry Jackson. This hand tinted image was taken just before the famed Echo [...]

Pacific Electric no. 5150 is captured at Hawthorn and Poinsettia Avenues in Hollywood in 1952. Modified based on comment Frank Thompson Photo, Ralph Cantos Collection

A blended, then-and-now image of the top of the Mount Lowe Incline at Echo Mountain, featuring a late-1800s image composited with a contemporary view of the location. Contemporary photo by Steve [...]