Ralph Cantos Collection

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 711 is seen here, inbound to the Subway Terminal at Ivar Street. As built, the Hollywood cars were fast accelerating, but had a top speed of [...]

And here is the former 963 / 1058 a few years ago operating on the San Pedro Water Front tourist operation. The 963 has gone full circle. Ralph Cantos Collection

The former 963, now reborn as PE #1058 is seen here in 1985 heading to Downtown LA for movie work on the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Ralph Cantos Collection

By Ralph Cantos The rather sad remains of Pacific Electric no. 963 is seen here in 1955 along with what’s left of Pacific Electric double-truck Birney no. 152. The 152 came to the PE around [...]

By Ralph Cantos Some ninety-five or so years after they were built, seven of the Pacific Electric Railway’s world-famous Hollywood cars survive in various stages of condition. The Orange [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Railway PCC no. 3025 is “locked and loaded” aboard a flatcar at the St. Louis Car Company factory. The photo dates to late 1937. The 3025 is part of the [...]

By Ralph Cantos This photo of Pacific Electric no. 748 and train was taken in the last days of the world-famous Venice Short Line. The scene is at the foot of Venice Blvd. at Pacific Avenue in [...]

By Ralph Cantos This photo, taken on October 8, 1950, was in front of the Pasadena Car House on North Fair Oaks Avenue. The occasion for this embarrassing moment to 43-year-old car 969 was the [...]

Here is another photo of Pacific Electric no. 1260 working the Santa Monica Air Line as an EXTRA. The train is west bound at Vermont Avenue. Ralph Cantos Collection

By Ralph Cantos This photo taken around 1947 shows speedster no. 1219 in the ditch after smashing into a large tractor-trailer rig on the notorious Santa Ana line. The 1219 and train were [...]