Los Angeles Railway

Street resurfacing on 7th Street (just west of Alvarado, near Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant) has revealed a stretch of old Los Angeles Railway rail still embedded in the street, more [...]

It’s the final A Line car at 7th and Hill Streets, 4AM on June 30, 1946. And the gang is definitely all here: L. to R. Ray Younghans, Jack Ferrier, Sawdust O’Reilly (L.T. Gotchy) [...]

By Ralph Cantos As the old saying goes, “ONE PHOTO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS” — in this case, a split photo provided by Gary Starre. When LA’s PCCs made their last runs in the [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC no. 3046 swings onto Florence Avenue at the south end of Huntington Park’s central business district. This beautiful photo [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Transit Lines PCC no. 3010 takes a little spot time at Rowan Loop at the east end of the P line in this 1948 view. The head sign on the 3010 reads: P FIRST & [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Tranist Lines PCC no. 3165 rolls along East First Street in this 1957 view at Christmas time. At 9 years of age, the 3165 is hardly broken in, with decades of service [...]

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 1206 leads PCC no. 3100 on the P Line in 1946. Robert T. McVay Photo

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC no. 3126 heads southbound on Rowan Street at Michigan Avenue on the P Line in this undated photo. Robert T. McVay Photo

Los Angeles Transit Lines car no. 1429 pauses at a passenger shelter in Inglewood on January 26, 1955. Robert T. McVay Photo

It’s a moody night in 1946 as Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 87 pauses with full illumination at Los Angeles City College. Robert T. McVay Photo