Pacific Electric

Pacific Electric no. 1145 rolls eastbound on the Monrovia Line near Arcadia on August 10, 1950. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric stunned the American Transit Industry when the Railway took delivery of 30 double end PCCs in November of 1940. Not only were PE’s PCCs the first double [...]

By Ralph Cantos This very sad photo was taken in November of 1955 at the entrance of PE’s Subway Tunnel. Car 5154, the former no. 704 (BRILL 1925) is being made ready for its trip to [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric’s 160 Hollywood cars served the Railway above and beyond all expectations on the far-flung system. Except for the Northern Districts, San Bernardino Line, [...]

Pacific Electric PCC no. 5015 crosses Fletcher Drive’s trestle in this undated photo by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the collection by his son Bruce Hendrick. Willis [...]

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1616 pulls a freight across the Four Tracks at Amoco Tower in this undated image by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the collection by his [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric no. 1058 poses for the camera at its Terminal Island “Car Barn” in this undated photo by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the [...]

By Ralph Cantos The neat, well kept Pacific Electric station at Sierra Vista looked like it could go on serving patrons of the WATTS – SIERRA VISTA line for decades to come. But in reality, [...]

By Ralph Cantos Ever vigilant and prolific photographer Alan K. Weeks snapped this photo of Hollywood car no. 5179 on Sept. 27, 1952. Time was running out for the San Fernando Valley Line, so [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric car no. 5075 , the former no. 674, is seen here at West Hollywood yard, looking rather shabby, preparing to head for Torrance Shops, in this 1953 view. 5075 had [...]