Pacific Electric

Photographer Robert T McVay captured a fan trip with Pacific Electric no. 1036 on March 23, 1947, at this stop at Barham Boulevard at the Hollywood Freeway. Pacific Electric no. 662 seems to be [...]

Pacific Electric no. 618 and another car are captured by Robert T. McVay on South Main Street near 7th Street. Note the Santa Fe advertisement behind the the car on the left. The image is [...]

In this 1902 view, the camera looks to the east as Los Angeles & Pacific car no. 234 waits its departure for Venice and Santa Monica in front of the LAP Depot at 316 West 4th Street, between [...]

Here is a hand-colored image that was originally shot by Charles Lawrence, the official photographer of the Pacific Electric Railway, colorized by San Diego resident and railfan Bjorn Palenius. [...]

In this 1937 view at Wilcox Avenue in North Hollywood , the crew of westbound Pacific Electric no. 849 take a few minutes before continuing on to Canoga Park. The upgraded “Valley [...]

The seldom seen B-2 truck of PE PCC #5009 undergoes “heavy repairs” at Toluca Yard. From Ralph Cantos: After the Hollywood Boulevard-Beverly Hills line was abandoned in Sept of 1954, [...]

An engraving showing the Ontario & San Antonio Heights Railway Company from the foot of the line, in Ontario, looking north to Upland and Mount Baldy. From the indispensable ERHA Site: The [...]

The date is July 1959 and Fletcher Trestle – home of thousands of photos capturing the Glendale Line of the Pacific Electric – is about to be no more. From contributor Ralph Cantos: [...]

On January 31 the South Pasadena Public Library hosted Mount Lowe Then and Now authors Michael Patris and Steve Crise for a program in the Community Room. Little did anyone know in advance, but [...]

This circa-1948 photo features Pacific Electric no. 1221 on the newly electrified, ex-Southern Pacific tracks between Baldwin Park and Lone Hill Junction. Note 1221 is sporting trolley wheels, [...]