Pacific Electric interurban no. 1010 poses on Western District trackage with a Redondo Beach destination board.
Jack Finn Collection
1010 to Redondo
Meet the New Boss
Ex-Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 1535) in transitional livery after the MTA takeover of the system in the mid-1950s.
Jack Finn Collection
1541 for Los Angeles
Pacific Electric interurban no. 1541 heads north for Los Angeles somewhere on the Southern Division.
Jack Finn Collection
Watts Tower
A Pacific Electric interurban rushes past Watts Tower in this Southern District action shot from the 1950s.
Jack Finn Collection
Tipsy
Spectators gather to observe the righting of a tipped-over Long Beach-bound Pacific Electric interuban no. 1260. Note the illuminated destination board is half-flipped between Eastern Division destinations Baldwin Park and El Monte. Another image here.
Jack Finn Collection
On the Streets of Long Beach
Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 1022) head south toward the passenger terminus in Long Beach. The car’s destination board reads “Long Beach / Via / West Basin.”
Jack Finn Collection
Freight and Passenger Service
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1626 poses next to PE interurban no. 1204, possibly somewhere on the Southern District. The latter’s destination board reads “Los Angeles.”
Jack Finn Collection
Nighttime Diamond Crossing
A Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban crosses the diamond at Dominguez Junction and Tower in this dramatic nighttime speed shot.
Jack Finn Collection
Long Beach Bound
Metropolitan Coach Lines (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no. 1519 heads south to Long Beach in this dramatic nighttime image. Note the stylish but dilapidated passenger shelter to the right.
Jack Finn Collection
Nighttime at Speed
A steelbody Pacific Electric “blimp” interurban speeds through a gated grade crossing somewhere in the Southern District.
Jack Finn Collection