Southern District

Ominous rainclouds hang over Pacific Electric interurban no. 1257 as it heads south toward Santa Ana in this Southern Division shot. Jack Finn Collection

A Pacific Electric freight locomotive drags a lone boxcar through the oil derricks of Newland on the La Bolsa Line in the Southern Division of the 1940s. Jack Finn Collection Donald Duke Collection

South- and northbound Pacific Electric interurban trainsets pass one another on the Santa Ana Line. No. 1370 is visible in this shot. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1034 with a Santa Ana – Orange destination board pulls into Santa Ana station being served by competing bus service. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1100 bound for Santa Ana bears an advertisement for Azusa Golden Days and a full complement of passengers, likely a fan trip. Modified based on comment Jack Finn [...]

Pacific Electric interurban no. 4501 heads southeast to Santa Ana on Southern District right-of-way. Jack Finn Collection

A pair of Pacific Electric interurbans (lead by no. 1218) head for Los Angeles on this elevated section of right-of-way. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 384 negotiates a turn on the East 7th Street line in Long Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 112 makes a stop at Naples Junction, just north of Seal Beach. Jack Finn Collection

Pacific Electric streetcar no. 112 stops at the East Long Beach Pacific Electric / Southern Pacific station. Jack Finn Collection