455 at the Catalina Docks
A lineup of Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps, lead by no. 455, sits patiently at the Catalina Docks in San Pedro. The image dates from the 1957-1958 period. L. Swanson Photo [...]
1201 at Macy Street Yard
It’s 1948 and Pacific Electric car no. 1201 is captured at Macy Street Yard. Note the PE tower car in the background. Ralph Cantos Collection
1459 and 5011 at the 7th Street Yard
Pacific Electric PCC 5011 visits the 7th Street Yard as part of a fan trip in this undated photo. Pacific Electric no. 1459 sits idly by, flanked by gleaming new General Motors buses in PE [...]
1028 on New Year’s Day
Pacific Electric cars, lead by no. 1028, sit staged at Third Street on January 2, 1949. Ralph Cantos Collection
1228 at Valley Junction
It’s 1948 and Pacific Electric no. 1228 rolls through Valley Junction. Ralph Cantos Collection
5083 at Valley Junction
It’s the last days of the Northern District when this image of Pacific Electric no. 5083 is captured at Valley Junction. Ralph Cantos Collection
4611 at 6th and Main
Pacific Electric Catalina Special no. 4611 leads a three-unit train down the viaduct at the 6th and Main Street station in downtown Los Angeles on its way to the Catalina terminal in San Pedro. [...]
4604 in Long Beach
United States Maritime Commission (Pacific Electric) CalShip specials, lead by no. 4604, wait for the whistle to blow and complete the journey of workers back to downtown Los Angeles. The image [...]
1620 in Rialto
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1620 is captured nearing a grade crossing in Rialto, with two men riding along on the rear pilot. It’s wash day to the left rear of the image. [...]
1465 Near Sierra Vista
Pacific Electric box motor no. 1465 and its crew member pause for this photograph taken April 6, 1945, near Sierra Vista Station in Alhambra. Charles D. Savage Photo Donald Duke Collection
