Pacific Electric

From Terry Salmans, who discovered this amazing image at the Library of Congress digital image archive, is the headquarters building of the Pacific Electric, circa 1910-1911. Taken by the Detroit [...]

Here’s a never-before-seen image of Los Angeles MTA PCC no. 3148 at the 6th and Main Terminal on February 26, 1960, as part of the MTA’s “operational tests” of potentially [...]

It’s September 7, 1947, and the Railroad Boosters Trip #57 (Orange Empire) is well underway as Pacific Electric units nos. 1217, 1242, and 1375 are lined up at the Upland PE depot in this [...]

By Ralph Cantos This publicity photograph taken on the north bound lanes of the Cahuenga Pass was staged for all to behold. Pacific Electric proclaimed that a new era in transportation had [...]

From transit fan CJ Milch comes this image and the following description: It’s obviously at 6th and Main terminal on the northern side of the back elevated structure. Apparently a few [...]

From Pacific Electric fan Terry Salmans comes this discovery from the First American Historical Archive. The following was written by Terry: The postcard photo appears to have been taken during [...]

By Ralph Cantos The postcard images depicted here show the Cahuenga Pass over a 45-year span. The image above shows the Pacific Electric’s car tracks in the center of the then-called [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1651 and its operator sit pole down at an unknown location in this undated photo. Paul Koehler Collection

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1653 pauses at Highland as Arrowhead Water Company tank cars are filled at the source, prior to the long journey back to the bottling facility in Los [...]

By Ralph Cantos This tattered old photograph taken in January 1912 depicts the civic and cooperate pride in the grand breaking ceremonies associated with the extension of “modern light [...]