Pacific Electric

The conductor on Pacific Electric interurban “blimp” no. 317 unfurls his flag to warn motorists of the car’s large swing as it descends the elevated terminal onto San Pedro [...]

Harre Demoro took this image of Pacific Electric Long Beach interurban no. 300 pulling into track no. 2 on the elevated structure of the 6th and Main Terminal. The terminal had some very sharp [...]

Long Beach’s Ocean Avenue in 1943 was a virtual “sea” of Red Cars; here, nos. 1028 and 1054 are ready to leave for San Pedro; behind them, no. 1038 with a blank destination sign [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 804 rolls down Ocean Avenue in Long Beach on its way to San Pedro via Wilmington. Charles D. Savage Photo Donald Duke Collection

After the Pacific Electric modernized the former Southern Pacific interurban cars, the PE chose to use them over the older 1200-class units. The “blimps” held one-third more [...]

Amoco Tower stood at the west end of Butte Street Yard. “Amoco” stood for American Olive Company, whose plant is show in the background. Note the huge pile of olive pits to the left [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1622 passes Clement Junction Tower at Alameda Street in this Southern Division action shot. Modified based on comment Donald Duke Collection

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1629, with a caboose hop to Graham Yard, leaves the west end of Butte Street Yard at Amoco Tower. A brakeman rides the front end while the trolley pup may [...]

A smorgasbord of Southern Pacific diesel power plus one electric locomotive, brought in a long freight to Butte Street Yard to be broken up into individual trains. It is shown here passing [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1599 was built by the PE shops as a sister engine to no. 1600. This locomotive also received the bucket seats on each side in 1933. This engine also spend most of its life [...]