The Two Faces of Pacific Electric
Both service sectors of Pacific Electric – freight and passenger – are visible in this shot. On the left, freight locomotives nos. 1625 and 1628 pull a heavy freight while a four-unit [...]
1212 to Los Angeles
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1212 crosses an extensive wooden trestle-bridge on the way west toward Los Angeles. Jack Finn Collection
1206 with One Passenger
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1206 awaits departure with a solitary passenger. Note the variety of painted signage on the buildings in the background. Jack Finn Collection
1207 to Los Angeles
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1207 crosses a dry riverbed on the way west to Los Angeles in this Eastern Division shot. Jack Finn Collection
1243 to Los Angeles in Claremont
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1243 with a full passenger load rolls past the Claremont station on the Eastern Division. Modified based on comment Jack Finn Collection
1258 to Los Angeles
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1258 waits for passengers at the San Bernardino station on the run back to Los Angeles. Jack Finn Collection
Taking a Break
A Pacific Electric motorman and conductor take a break from operating a four-unit PE interurban consist (lead by nos. 1241 and 1262). Jack Finn Collection
1210 to Pomona
A three-unit Pacific Electric interurban train (led by no. 1210) passes through La Verne as part of Pomona Line service in the Eastern Division. The image is dated September 26, 1937. Alan Weeks [...]
Four Interurbans
A four-interurban train (led by Pacific Electric no. 1214) moves down the middle of a busy Garey Boulevard in Pomona, crossing the main lines of the Southern Pacific and Los Angeles & Salt [...]
657 for Arlington
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 657 pulls away from the downtown Riverside station adjacent to the grand Fox Riverside Theater, on its way toward Arlington. Modified based on comment Jack Finn [...]
