The gateman’s tower at Santa Fe Avenue. Santa Fe Avenue is to the left. At this point the Pacific Electric crossed the Los Angeles Railway J Line. The date is March 26, 1964. Robert Gaddie [...]
By Ralph Cantos I took this faded photo with my little KODAK box camera on the afternoon of June 7, 1959 at the rear of the Watts car barn. The occasion was the second part of an ERHA fan trip. [...]
By Ralph Cantos In the image above, PE’s San Berdoo 1221 rolls along towards San Pedro Station on March 5, 1948. The 1221 is working the local “Long Beach – San Pedro [...]
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Blimp No. 312 heads southbound at the Lynwood station on January 28, 1956. Today this location is under the 105 Freeway; the station would be located [...]
From Pacific Electric fan Terry Salmans comes this discovery from the First American Historical Archive. The following was written by Terry: The postcard photo appears to have been taken during [...]
A view of the Pacific Electric Station in Wilmington circa 1948 featuring Pacific Electric blimp no. 431 and a White Bus picking up passengers at the adjacent corner bus stop. Paul Koehler Collection
Pacific Electric Watts Car House is shown hosting the maintenance of Pacific Electric switcher no. 1621 and Southern Pacific Electro-Motive diesel switcher no. 4618 circa 1955. Jack Finn Collection
Metropolitan Coach Lines no. 1524 westbound on Ocean Avenue and Golden Shore, is seen here turning into Morgan Yard on April 9, 1960. Bruce Ward Image, Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society [...]
Railfan excursion on Metropolitan Coach Lines 498 at East Olympic Blvd at Hooper Ave on May 24th, 1958. Bruce Ward Photograph, Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society Collection
