Pacific Electric

The date is February 24, 1957. Excursion passengers wait at Bellflower station watch the arrival of the regular train from Los Angeles. Stephen Dudley Photo, Stephen Dudley Collection

A three-car train at Lynwood Station on the Bellflower Line, May 23, 1958, the last weekday rush hour service. The prior day to this photography, the Hancock refinery near Signal Hill caught fire [...]

Three-car train at Watts switches onto the Bellflower line, May 23, 1958, the last weekday rush hour service prior to abandonment of passenger service on this line. Stephen Dudley Photo, Stephen [...]

A very austere Universal City stop is seen in this October 11, 1952 shot. This stop was located at the Lankershim Boulevard overpass near the world-famous studio and has since been absorbed into [...]

Looking north on Van Nuys Boulevard from Gault Street, PE 1299, their official business car, is preforming duty on what appears to be a fan trip. This Fred V. DuBritz photo was taken on May 3rd [...]

By Ralph Cantos This full-page ad from the St. Louis Car Co. dates from about 1928-29. The photo shows Pacific Electric no. 614 and train just after emerging from the Hill Street tunnel no. 1 at [...]

By Ralph Cantos From their 1936 introduction until the end of 1939, almost 900 air-electric PCCs had been built and delivered to several US cities. While St. Louis Car Co. built the majority of [...]

Editor’s Note: News upon the sudden closure of the West Hollywood architectural icon Formosa Cafe, whose exterior features former Pacific Electric car no. 913, prompted transit historian [...]

By Ralph Cantos This very rare photo taken in 1914 shows Pacific Electric car no. 214 southbound on the new El Segundo Line, just after leaving Watts. Like the Santa Monica Air Line, passenger [...]

Here are a collection of images of Pacific Electric no. 1260, its many adventures and even a prominent mishap, all captured by photographers back in the day.