Southern District

Pacific Electric interurban no. 418 enters Morgan Yard at Long Beach on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric car no. 4511-S is captured at Morgan Yard in Long Beach on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 318 pulls into Fairbanks Yard, fresh from service to Long Beach on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric “blimp” interurban no. 402 rests at a location on the Southern Division as part of Long Beach Limited service. Jack Finn Collection

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) interurban no. 1523 pauses for passengers at a stop in Long Beach on the Southern Division. Jack Finn Collection

Walter Abbenseth (1926-2006), one of the original trustees of the Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society and life-long friend of our founder, Jack Finn, stands at his post in Slauson Tower.  [...]

Pacific Electric interurbans line up on San Pedro Street in Los Angeles, with no. 1247 bound for Long Beach Limited Service in the foreground. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1240 and 1214 speed through a grade crossing in West Santa Ana on April 7, 1945. Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1239 and 1223 board passengers at a stop in Long Beach in this image dated March 1936. Modified based on comments Alan Weeks Collection

Pacific Electric interurbans (led by no. 1238) pause at Watts for passengers in this Southern Division shot. Alan Weeks Collection