Pacific Electric

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1044 heads south as the Newport Beach Limited, passing mere feet from the crashing surf of Orange County. Jack Finn Collection

An MTA (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban speeds north toward Los Angeles on this Southern Division trackage. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1240 and 1222 pause in Long Beach, awaiting the inevitable turnaround back to Los Angeles. Jack Finn Collection

An early Pacific Electric interurban pauses in front of the grand Hotel Virginia in Long Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1232 passes in front of Long Beach’s Stanley Theater (Any Seat 15 cents Any Time) with a broadside advertisement for a revival of Steinbeck’s “Of [...]

A northbound Southern Division Pacific Electric interurban set rolls under the semaphore signal bridge; the trailing car’s “Long Beach” destination board is visible. Jack Finn [...]

Two MTA (ex-Pacific Electric) interurbans roll southbound on Southern Division trackage in this dramatic dusk shot. Jack Finn Collection

A fleet of former Pacific Electric (now MTA) interurbans, most still wearing PE paint schemes with added MTA marks, sit patiently for the start of a new day while undergoing overnight [...]

MTA interurbans nos. 1536 and 1543 wear old and new paint schemes in the after-hours period in the maintenance yard. Jack Finn Collection

MTA interurban no. 1538 (ex-Pacific Electric) sits atop an MTA maintenance pit for nighttime service. The destination sign reads “Long Beach / Wilmington / San Pedro.” Jack Finn Collection