Southern District

Pacific Electric 1218 Southbound along Pacific Coast Highway near Huntington Beach, August 24, 1946. © 1946 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Pacific Electric no. 1402 at Torrance Shops, March 21, 1937. The 1402 was a former Ocean Shore Railway car. © 1937 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Pacific Electric 1401 at San Pedro, , November 18, 1939. © 1939 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Pacific Electric 1261 at Santa Ana, January 30, 1941. © 1941 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Pacific Electric Catalina Special Parlor Car no. 1254 at San Pedro, September 26, 1936. The car is ex-O&C and Southern Pacific nos. 219. © 1936 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Railroad Boosters tour duty, Pacific Electric no. 803 at Hermosillo, September 8, 1940. © Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

Pacific Electric no. 163 shuttle car at the Torrance Shops for employees only. The image is dated August 11, 1936. © 1936 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection

By Stephen Dudley On Sunday, November 30, 1958, I happened to come by as line car #9224 (former #00164 that once served on the Western District lines)  was finishing up the repairs relating to [...]

From contributor Edward Langer: Many years ago I wrote a research paper describing how the arrival of the Pacific Electric in Garden Grove spurred town development. I’m happy to share it [...]