104 to Laurel Canyon
Pacific Electric no. 104 and its motorman-conductor await passengers for the run to Laurel Canyon in this Western Division image. Alan Weeks Collection
A New Life in Mexico
Former Pacific Electric Echo Park Line 100-series streetcars idle at the terminus in Vera Cruz, Mexico on July 23, 1958. Many ex-PE units were sold to operations around the world after rail [...]
Railroad Boosters at Palms Station
A Railroad Boosters special charter of Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 738 idles at Palm Station in West Los Angeles. Alan Weeks Collection
498 at Watts Tower
Pacific Electric Express Combination no. 498 streaks past Watts Tower. Alan Weeks Collection
5154 and 5127 at North Hollywood
Pacific Electric cars nos. 5154 and 5127 pause at the North Hollywood station on November 20, 1952, shortly before the Van Nuys Line was abandoned. Modified based on comments Alan Weeks Photo [...]
1815 ERA Special
A special charter by the ERA (Electrical Railway Association?) led by Metropolitan Transit Authority no. 1815 as a “Catalina Special” poses with the oil derricks of Wilmington in the [...]
1500 to Long Beach
Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps led by no. 1500 proceed south on the Long Beach Line at San Pedro and 7th Street on September 10, 1958. An MTA (ex-Los Angeles Transit [...]
1440 on the S Line
Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Los Angeles Transit Lines) no. 1440 heads south on the S Line at San Pedro and 9th Streets in Los Angeles on September 10, 1958. A string of ex-Pacific Electric [...]
1543 at Slauson Junction
Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no.1543 in contemporary colors rolls through the four-track main line at Slauson Junction on October 4, 1960. This car now rests at [...]
Watts Car House
A string of Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) streetcars line up outside the Watts Car House on October 3, 1959. Alan Weeks Photo Alan Weeks Collection