Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric streetcar no. 5117 pauses near the intersection of Venice and Robertson Blvd. as part of its westbound railfan trip on July 17, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5117 West of Palms
Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric streetcar no. 5117 out on a railfan special rolls westbound through Palms on the Santa Monica Air Line in this image dated July 17, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5117 at Ocean Park Terminus
Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric streetcar no. 5117 on a railfan trip reaches the abrupt terminus of the Ocean Park line (thanks to a parked car) on July 17, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
5028 to Santa Monica
Pacific Electric PCC car no. 5028 rolls westbound down Santa Monica Blvd. at Beverly Glen in this February 22, 1953 image.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
1229 And The Circus
Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric business car no. 1299 on a special excursion on the Santa Monica Air Line pass a string of Ringling Bros. / Barnum & Bailey Circus cars positioned on the 11th Avenue siding of the Air Line. The image is dated September 25, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
1299 Excursion on Exposition
Pacific Electric business car no. 1299 rolls past the clocktower at the University of Southern California on Exposition Blvd. in this image dated September 27, 1953. Commenter indicates this car may never have been sold to Metropolitan Coach Lines and thus remained Pacific Electric property until a later date.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection
Crossing the River
A string of Pacific Electric cars cross the Los Angeles River on the Glendale Line in this April 17, 1952, image.
Alan Weeks Collection
5022 on the Glendale Line
Passengers of all ages await the arrival of Pacific Electric PCC no. 5022 on March 16, 1952 in this southbound action shot.
Alan Weeks Collection
Echo Park Lake
A Pacific Electric streetcar rolls northbound on Glendale Blvd. next to Echo Park Lake in this image dated February 10, 1951.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Collection
1613 Freight
Pacific Electric no. 1613 pulls a heavy freight in the Western District.
Alan Weeks Photo, Alan Weeks Collection