198 on Hoover at 54th
Los Angeles Railway no. 198 rolls down Hoover at 54th Street on the F Line. Ralph Cantos Collection
67 at 6th and St. Paul
Los Angeles Railway car no. 67 pauses for passengers at the safety zone at 6th Street and St. Paul on the D Line. Ralph Cantos Collection
LARy 309 in Charley Chase’s “Rattling Romeo”
In part one, Charley Chase is seen catching Los Angeles Railway car no. 309 along 2nd Avenue in Los Angeles. Skip to 2:40 to view this segment. In part two, skip ahead to 4:34 to view another [...]
Charley Chase in “Hasty Marriage” (1931)
Forgotten early talkies comedy star Charley Chase is at his best in this 1931 Hal Roach Studios release “Hasty Marriage.” Scroll ahead to about 7:15 and you’ll see that Charley [...]
Harold Lloyd in “For Heaven’s Sake” (1926)
Ralph Cantos uncovered this fantastic clip from Harold Lloyd’s 1926 blockbuster, “For Heaven’s Sake,” prominently featuring a Los Angeles Railway doubledecker bus and [...]
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Ralph Cantos on Fox 11 News
Are Streetcars Coming Back to Los Angeles?: MyFoxLA.com PE and LARy/LATL historian and friend of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Ralph Cantos recently appeared on Fox 11 News in a [...]
365 on the F Line
Los Angeles Railway car no. 365 rolls along the F Line headed for downtown in this 1947 image. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
192 at Sunset and Spring on the 8 Line
Los Angeles Railway car no. 192 negotiates trolley-heavy traffic at Sunset and Spring on the 8 Line in this 1947 image. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
1411 and 1211 at Union Station
Los Angeles Railway cars nos. 1411 and 1211 take time out at the Union Station Loop in 1947. Robert McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
517 on the E Line at Euclid Avenue and Whittier Blvd.
Los Angeles Railway car no. 517 takes spot time at the end of the E Line on Euclid AVenue and Whittier Blvd. in 1946. Robert T. McVay Photo Ralph Cantos Collection
