Los Angeles Transit Lines streetcars nos. 1386 and 1215 serving the W Line (Rimpau & Washington) pass one another on York Blvd. near the Avenue 50 Terminal on November 17, 1954.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) W Line streetcar no. 1380 heads up York Blvd. to the Avenue 50 Terminal on December 20, 1954.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) W Line streetcar no. 1201 makes the transition from Piedmont Avenue onto North Figueroa Street on November 16, 1954.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (ex-Los Angeles Railway) W Line streetcar no. 1553 passes in front of tall spring grass heading northbound on Marmion Way on May 21, 1955.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Railway W Line streetcar no. 1550 passes the photographer in this action shot.
Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Railway W Line streetcar no. 1538 proceeds up the hill in this W Line action shot. The destination board reads “Rimpau & Washington.”
Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Railway W Line streetcar no. 1526 rests at the terminus at North Figueroa and Buena Vista Terrace in this W Line action shot. The destination board reads “Rimpau & Washington.”
Modified based on comment
Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Railway W Line streetcar no. 1519 negotiates a curve in this action shot. The destination board reads “Rimpau & Washington.”
Jack Finn Collection
Two Los Angeles Railway W Line cars negotiate the steep grade in this dual-track shot. Car no. 1506 is growling uphill while no. 1558 stays on the brakes while proceeding downhill. The destination boards read “Rimpau & Washington.”
Jack Finn Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines (former Los Angeles Railway) streetcars await dispatch at the Avenue 28 & Idell Street (Division 3) car barn while the future of Los Angeles transit lurks in the background in the form of new General Motors buses. Pictured here are car no. 1528 from the W Line with a destination board reading “N. Figueroa”; and car no. 1440 from the 5 Line with an Inglewood / Hawthorne destination board.
Jack Finn Collection