Pacific Electric

  A view of the Oak Knoll Line abandonment on March 10, 1951; here the view is of private right-of-way with the rail removed, looking toward Arden Road.   Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks [...]

  A view of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority’s (ex-Pacific Electric) viaduct along Huntington Drive near El Sereno. This image features an MTA car on the viaduct, a coach [...]

  Pacific Electric’s El Molino Station, located on Huntington Drive, photographed September 30, 1951.   Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

  Pacific Electric interurban no. 1133 heads inbound on the Oak Knoll Line to Huntington Drive in this Northern District image dated October 7, 1950.   Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

  Pacific Electric electric switcher no. 1322 pulls a string of flatcars being used by the dismantling crew removing rail from the Oak Knoll Line. This image was captured at Oak Knoll Avenue [...]

Here’s a terrific “walking tour” by of the old Pacific Electric right-of-way that will become the new Expo Line. From the filmmaker Bendix5:

  This is an original press release from of the Pacific Electric Railway taken by Fotograms of New York on May 17, 1923.    Mount Lowe Preservation Society Collection  

  A final view of Olive Avenue after workers and equipment have completed the task of removing embedded rail from the street in Monrovia. Image dated April 20, 1952.   Alan Weeks Photo, [...]

  Workers and equipment wrench the embedded Pacific Electric Glendora Line rail from Olive Avenue in Monrovia on March 20, 1952.   Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection

  An overview of the specialized rail-pulling machine used to wrest Pacific Electric Glendora Line rail from the street in Monrovia. The image is dated March 18, 1952. Alan Weeks Photo, Alan [...]