Pacific Electric

By Ralph Cantos This photo from the Craig A. Rasmussen Magna Collection was taken by the late Harold F. Stewart at Culver Junction in late 1940. The 913 is westbound on the evening Santa Monica [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 656 heads up a 2-car morning rush hour train at Vineyard Junction. It’s a cold, overcast February morning, and these World War II Los Angeles [...]

Pacific Electric PCC no. 5028, obviously shot on a fan trip, but which one? It’s captured at the Hawthorne Pacific Electric station in Hawthorne, California. The image is circa 1950. [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1216. Image Notes from Steve: Although an undated and unknown location, research suggests that this could be Railroad Boosters fan trip #39, “Orange Empire Trolley [...]

It’s January 30, 1958, and Metropolitan Coach Lines car no. 5021 is northbound on the four tracks section of the Long beach Line at Watts. Unknown Photographer, Steve Crise Collection

By Ralph Cantos As part of a day long fan trip using Pacific Electric PCC no. 5011 on October 12, 1952, the 5011 made a trip over the Cahuenga Pass, the first time a PE PCC made the run over the [...]

This image comes to us all the way from England – from Roger Monk of the Tramway & Light Railway Society. We’ll let Roger take it from here: Greetings from the United Kingdom! I [...]

This Long Beach Express dash sign was used by both the Pacific Electric & Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority. Steve Crise Photo, Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection

Pacific Electric’s 6th & Main Street Station, with an overhead view taken from the building itself, looking eastward at the elevated tracks and arrival / departure platforms. The image [...]

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA) blimps nos. 1537 and 1535 roll down the 1100 block of Long Beach Boulevard in this image dated January 23, 1960. Unknown Photographer, Jack Finn [...]