Eastern District

The date is July 11, 1965. Southern Pacific diesel locomotive no. 4614 works some street trackage in San Bernardino. Robert Gaddie Photo, Robert Gaddie Collection

In the 1960s this dilapidated building at 137 South F Street, San Bernardino, was Pacific Electric’s Eastern District operations center. Behind the building was the north throat of the San [...]

The date is November of 1961. This is a eastern-facing view of San Bernardino Avenue at Texas Street in Redlands, and the Redland Heights Citrus Company. From photographer Robert Gaddie: Pacific [...]

It’s September 7, 1947, and the Railroad Boosters Trip #57 (Orange Empire) is well underway as Pacific Electric units nos. 1217, 1242, and 1375 are lined up at the Upland PE depot in this [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1653 pauses at Highland as Arrowhead Water Company tank cars are filled at the source, prior to the long journey back to the bottling facility in Los [...]

Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 754 rushes over the Santa Anita Wash viaduct at Duarte in this image dated September 10, 1951. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

From the original AP Caption: HCP090202 – 9/2/55 – San Dimas, Cal.: A fireman attempts to save the Pacific Electric rail station here (9/1) as flames from a 115 acre brush fire spread [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1127 heads into Los Angeles crossing the Santa Fe line at Arcadia Tower on June 2, 1946 in this L. T. Gotchy photo. In the not too distant future, the Gold Line extension [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1203 heads a five-car troop train where it pauses in San Dimas on its way to Los Angeles. The two PE employees (from left to right) are David Gillespie of Pasadena and Mr. [...]

Pacific Electric car no. 1245 heads up a Special four-car consist as it meets up with a Special two-car consist lead by no. 1240 at Ganesha Junction in Pomona on Sunday, October 1, 1950. Photo [...]