PE 972 and train at La Cienega: Going to beach was half the fun
By Ralph Cantos This beautiful photograph from the Craig Rasmussen Collection was taken by the late Al Haij on a summer day in 1947 (July 11, to be exact). This three-car train of wonderful 950s [...]
Pacific Electric 746 at San Vicente Blvd. and Genesee Street
By Ralph Cantos This beautiful photograph taken around 1948-49 shows Pacific electric car no. 746 laying over at San Vicente Blvd. and Genesee Street. Most likely, the 746 is working the [...]
Power Problems on Glendale Boulevard: Buses to the Rescue
By Ralph Cantos As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. While the exact details of these photos are lost to history, just looking at these photos taken on a damp March [...]
Pacific Electric 748 at North Sherman Way
Pacific Electric 748 painted as a “Valley Seven” at North Sherman Way, San Fernando, in an image dated December 1, 1940. © 1940 by Phillips C. Kauke, Stan Kistler Collection
Pacific Electric 711, Part Three
By Ralph Cantos The former Pacific Electric Hollywood car no. 711, now renumbered to 5161 and looking “as good as new,” rolls along Hollywood Boulevard at La Brea Avenue in this [...]
