Southern District

Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1616 pulls a freight across the Four Tracks at Amoco Tower in this undated image by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the collection by his [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric car no. 5075 , the former no. 674, is seen here at West Hollywood yard, looking rather shabby, preparing to head for Torrance Shops, in this 1953 view. 5075 had [...]

Pacific Electric no. 1010 climbs up the hill on Diamond Street, approaching Pacific Coast Highway. While the cross street on the left, Sunset Court, is no longer there, Redondo Union High School [...]

This undated image shows a gathering of Pacific Electric officials at San Pedro, California, in about 1947, which may be the press event for the unveiling of Pacific Electric no. 300 [...]

By Ralph Cantos PE no. 4514 poses for the camera, fresh from the Torrance paint shop, on October 1, 1946. This is a very rare shot, as the 4514 would never see service with this number. Just two [...]

It’s July 4, 1954, and Pacific Electric Business Car no. 1299 pauses briefly at North Long Beach on the former Newport Beach Line. The overhead trolley wire ends here, about 200 feet south [...]

The saga of PE #717 / #5167: PE #5167 is seen here at Watts Car House shortly after its arrival from the Western District in March of 1956. By January of 1955, only about 30 Hollywood cars were [...]

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 [...]

Ralph Cantos found this photo in an antique shop in Santa Monica; the only information known is noted on the image itself: Pacific Electric no. 1205 on a Railroad Boosters outing near Yorba Linda [...]

From the Pacific Railroad Society comes this wonderful image that we believe was taken on a Railroad Boosters trip dated May 2, 1937. It is a view of Spadra Road, now North Harbor Boulevard, [...]