Pacific Electric

Three Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 831) proceed south to Redondo Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1031 heads south past a line of oil derricks in Huntington Beach toward the Southern Division terminus of Newport-Balboa. The destination sign reads “Limited [...]

Pacific Electric business car no. 1000 is pressed into service as part of “The Commodore Limited,” special high-end service between Los Angeles and Balboa, at the end of the Southern [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1042 navigates its private right-of-way in the middle of the street as it heads as a Limited back to Los Angeles. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric Business Car no. 1000 poses for a shot. Jack Finn Collection

A view northward from the surfside Pacific Electric right-of-way in the Southern Division appears to show the Huntington Beach pier. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric personnel pose in front of their business car flagship, no. 1000. The car had observation rooms at either end with an office in the middle (indicated by the oval windows). [...]

A three-quarter view of the Pacific Electric – Southern Pacific station at Huntington Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1031 heads back towards Los Angeles as a Limited. Jack Finn Collection

Looking battered and forlorn, Pacific Electric streetcar no. 374 rests outside the Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific Huntington Beach station. Jack Finn Collection