Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 1234) head up a Special on the Oak Knoll private right-of-way, turning onto Huntington Drive.
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1234 Special
Cleaning Time
The cleaning crew works on various Pacific Electric interurbans at the half-vacant Pasadena car barn on Fair Oaks.
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Stacked Up
An amazing collection of Pacific Electric equipment is visible in this 1930s-era shot of South Pasadena’s Oneonta Station, where numerous PE lines converged.
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The Poppy
Los Angeles & Pasadena Electric Railway parlor coach “The Poppy” poses for this glamour nighttime shot. The LA&P was a predecessor line to the Pacific Electric Railway.
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242 in Pasadena
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 242 pauses in traffic on the Colorado St. & Fair Oaks Ave. line in Pasadena.
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200 in Pasadena
This turn-of-the-century view of Pacific Electric streetcar no. 200 (followed closely by no. 201) depicts the bustling tenor of early Pasadena.
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347 in Pasadena
This vintage shot captures turn of the century Pasadena at its finest. Pacific Electric streetcar no. 347 pauses for passengers on a busy Pasadena street. The destination sign reads “Via Wentworth.”
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1002 in Alhambra
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1002 passes under an “Alhambra” sign on a street in the Northern Division.
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1216 at Alhambra Station
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1216 with a Redondo Beach destination sign awaits passengers at Alhambra Station, possibly in 1940-41.
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1003 to Alhambra-San Gabriel
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1003 heads north toward Alhambra and San Gabriel on the Huntington Drive four-track mainline.
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