Ralph Cantos Collection

This photo was taken by Ernie Leo at 116th St and Vermont at the south end of the F line. It was a RAILROAD BOOSTERS fan trip to mark the last MU train on the Los Angeles Railway in January of [...]

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

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

Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 488 rolls down Macy Street on the B Line in this image dated June 26, 1948. Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Railway car no. 627 pauses for traffic at 7th & Broadway in 1934. Ralph Cantos Collection

Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) car no. 90 is made ready for the last run of a on the U Line in this image dated August 3, 1947. Ralph Cantos Collection