Pacific Electric

Echo Mountain as viewed from the Castle Canyon Trail in 1899, captured by Detroit Publishing photographer William Henry Jackson. This hand tinted image was taken just before the famed Echo [...]

Pacific Electric no. 5150 is captured at Hawthorn and Poinsettia Avenues in Hollywood in 1952. Modified based on comment Frank Thompson Photo, Ralph Cantos Collection

A blended, then-and-now image of the top of the Mount Lowe Incline at Echo Mountain, featuring a late-1800s image composited with a contemporary view of the location. Contemporary photo by Steve [...]

This circa 1910 brochure measures 3.5″ by 7″ and is a single fold, gifted by the late Vic McVey (McVey Hardware Store, Temple City) as part of his entire collection donated to the [...]

Check out this amazing piece produced by AOL for its “What Remains” web video series on Mount Lowe. Featuring Michael Patris and images from the collection of the Mount Lowe [...]

Ed Axenty (right, 1901-1975) at work on installing a fare meter on what appears to be a new PCC unit General Motors bus for the Pacific Electric in this undated photo. Note the unopened [...]

A fantastic crew photo taken at the Pacific Electric Shops (with no. 4511 in the background) from the collection of Tommy Heinrich. His great-granduncle, Ed Axenty, is in the front row, fourth [...]

Late-teens Pacific Electric Railway magazine ad, just donated by long time friend and supporter of the Mount Lowe Preservation Society, Inc., Cyndia Williams, owner of Old Towne Antiques in San [...]

Unknown PE conductor’s cabinet photo from the 1920s, taken by Hartsook Photographers with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Porterville, Bakersfield, Oakland, Visalia, Sacramento, [...]

An unissued stock certificate from the Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale Railway Company. Donated to the Mount Lowe Preservation Society by Rick Wright. Gift of Rick Wright, Mount Lowe [...]