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
Taking a Break
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 Collection
Meeting of the Minds
Two elements of a great empire – Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific – meet in this dramatic 1930s image. A PE interurban waits while a Southern Pacific steam locomotive no. 1736 (with Vanderbilt tender) moves down the SP right-of-way at Garey Avenue in Pomona.
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Jack Finn Collection
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 Lake (Union Pacific). The LA&SL Pomona depot (now demolished) is visible in the background at left.
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Jack Finn Collection
Small and Large
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 107 and interurban no. 1112 meet at San Marino Junction (Huntington Drive and Sierra Madre Blvd.) in the Northern Division.
Jack Finn Collection
Three for the Road
Three Pacific Electric interurbans stand ready for departure at a Northern Division depot.
Jack Finn Collection
The Famous Sierra Madre Shot
This image of Pacific Electric interurban no. 401 at Sierra Madre was used in the creation of numerous postcards and other promotional marketing materials for the PE, and as such is widely recognized.
Jack Finn Collection
999 and the Ominous Sky
Pacific Electric interurban no. 999 crosses a wooden trestle as it heads towards Pasadena with an ominous sky developing overhead.
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1122 to Sierra Madre
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1122 proceeds through a grade crossing while traveling east to Sierra Madre.
Jack Finn Collection
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.
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Jack Finn Collection