Stephen Dudley Collection

By Stephen Dudley Here’s another shot from the February 16, 1958 excursion using ex-Pacific Electric car no. 498. In this image, 498 is stopped southbound on the Bellflower Line. Stephen [...]

By Stephen Dudley Stopped for a photo shoot heading southbound and just north of Watts, 498 was on the local track and being passed by a Long Beach train. Note “private car” dash [...]

By Stephen Dudley On June 28, 1957 there was an American Legion Parade on Ocean Avenue in Long Beach that blocked the tracks at the end of the Long Beach Line. For several hours, trains operated [...]

February 24, 1957: northbound later in the afternoon from Los Cerritos on the single track approach to the bridge of the Los Angeles River. Stephen Dudley Photo, Stephen Dudley Collection

February 24, 1957: on Long Beach Blvd with 5167 now the lead car on the northbound return to Los Angeles. Stephen Dudley Photo, Stephen Dudley Collection

February 24, 1957: Fairbanks Yard in Long Beach, where all significant repairs on the fleet were performed. The excursion train pulled into the yard and passengers are observing the work being [...]

February 24, 1957: Stopped southbound at Los Cerritos — probably the most beautiful stop on the entire line, with steps up from the tracks and a driveway between the two sets of steps so autos [...]

February 24, 1957: At the seminary bridge just north of Dominguez Junction. This is a photo stop with a northbound Long Beach train passing. The bridge is long gone; the Metro Blue Line plus two [...]

February 24, 1957, on viaduct at Firestone Boulevard and Park Lane, sometime after leaving the 6th and Main Street Station, conveniently stopped so photographers could get a picture. Here’s [...]

February 24, 1957, at 6th and Main ready to depart for Long Beach, car 5166 in lead and blimp 418 on an adjacent track bound for San Pedro; a soon-to-depart train for Watts on the far right track [...]