Big Catalina Special

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

A five-unit Pacific Electric Catalina Special led by interurban no. 1230 heads toward San Pedro.

Jack Finn Collection

498 at Dolores

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 498 passes the Dolores passenger shelter between Dominguez Junction and San Pedro.

Jack Finn Collection

United States Maritime Commission

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Repainted Pacific Electric Units (including no. 378) pause in front of Sing Kee Laundry in Long Beach before heading north to Los Angeles.

Jack Finn Collection

4604 Calship Special

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric Calship Special no. 4604 leads a 3-unit consist, ferrying workers from Los Angeles to the Catalina dock in San Pedro (workers were ferried to the Calship facility on Terminal Island). The image is dated April 4, 1945; “Hangover Square” was released in 1945.

Alan Weeks Collection

498 Catalina Special

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 498 drops passengers at the San Pedro Catalina terminal.

Jack Finn Collection

498 at San Pedro

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric Catalina Special interurban no. 498 pauses at the San Pedro Catalina passenger terminal.

Jack Finn Collection

4611 Catalina Special

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric’s Catalina Special, headed up by interurban no. 4611, heads down the viaduct at the 6th and Main Street Station, on the way to San Pedro.

Modified based on comments

Jack Finn Collection

La Habra Station

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric’s La Habra station.

Jack Finn Collection

Yorba Linda Station

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric’s Yorba Linda station.

Jack Finn Collection

Slauson Tower

Jack Finn Collection
Jack Finn Collection

A Pacific Electric interurban approaches Slauson Tower at Slauson Junction, the split between the Whittier and Long Beach / San Pedro Lines.

Jack Finn Collection