Ralph Cantos Collection

By Ralph Cantos The City Of Los Angeles and its transit systems have had some “special” transportation events, some big, some small, that went virtually unnoticed with little [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric car no. 5075 , the former no. 674, is seen here at West Hollywood yard, looking rather shabby, preparing to head for Torrance Shops, in this 1953 view. 5075 had [...]

By Ralph Cantos On the afternoon of April 6, 1956, disabled Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC no. 3035 was being towed from Vernon Yard to South Park Shops by a “Big Bertha” tow truck. [...]

By Ralph Cantos The end has come for the San Vicente Viaduct. It was a cold, dark, and drizzly over cast day, when I snapped this photo with my little “Brownie Box Camera” in January [...]

The end nears for the Pico and San Vicente Viaduct in this late 1961 view of the abandoned bridge. Ralph Cantos Collection

By Ralph Cantos This old, faded photo taken in December 1927 is very unusual and historic. The camera looks in an easterly direction as a 3-car train of Pacific Electric 1100-class suburban cars [...]

Los Angeles Railway PCC no. 3016 is stopped on Broadway at 7th as a “crush load” of passengers board the car in this 1943 view. War time passenger loads brought financial prosperity [...]

Los Angeles Railway PCC no. 3016 models the first of the World War II patriotic-themed paint jobs. In this October 1942 view, the 3016 awaits its departure time at the very busy Dozier & [...]

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 [...]