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Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) streetcar no. 1815 rolls through a Southern District oil patch as part of a railfan special. Note the railfan applied “Catalina Special” destination sign.
L. Swanson Photo
Andy Goddard Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) streetcar no. 1812 stops for a photograph opportunity as part of a railfan special some time in the 1956-1959 timeframe. The location is likely the Southern District.
L. Swanson Photo
Andy Goddard Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) streetcar no. 1812 cruises through an unnamed residential location likely in the Southern District as part of a railfan special in the 1956-1959 timeframe. Note the railfan-requested “Subway Terminal” destination sign.
L. Swanson Photo
Andy Goddard Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) streetcar no. 1807 waits for railfans to board at a 6th and Main Street Station platform for a special charter to Long Beach some time in the 1956-1959 timeframe.
L. Swanson Photo
Andy Goddard Collection
Famed Disney animator Ward Kimball walks the rails before the old Pacific Electric Palms station as part of the “Save Our Station” (SOS) initiative that ultimately resulted in the station being relocated (it appears to be in process). The station is now part of the Heritage Square collection of architecture off the 110 Arroyo Freeway.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric cars (lead by no. 707) head westbound on Venice Blvd. at the Helms Bakery stop. The image is dated 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection
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Pacific Electric’s interurban, decorated for the United States Maritime Commission as no. 345, is captured in this (likely) wartime image at the 7th Street Yards.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric PCC car no. 5026 turns southbound onto Brand Blvd. from Glenoaks Blvd. in this Glendale image dated May 15, 1952.
Alan Weeks Collection …
Pacific Electric car no. 5075 and two PE buses rest at the Pasadena Car House on Fair Oaks Blvd. in this February 1951 image.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 107 heads east (inbound) on Venice Blvd. towards a final destination of Hill Street Station in this image dated 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric outside-braced wooden boxcar no. 2704 sits on a siding in an unidentified location, possibly in the Northern District. Note the 3/24 build date for the car, which remains in well-maintained and freshly painted condition some 18 years later; the image is dated 1942.
Alan Weeks Collection
With a Pacific Electric car passing in the background, PE wooden 40-foot boxcar no. 2699 sits on a siding in 1942 Alhambra.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric Venice Short Line service lead by streetcar no. 686 rolls westbound on Venice Blvd. at Magnolia (just east of Hoover) in Los Angeles. The image is dated December 18, 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection …
A Pacific Electric freight moves downgrade west of Palms on the Santa Monica Air Line.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric short line car no. 1120 heads southbound on Fair Oaks Blvd. at Green Street in Pasadena.
Alan Weeks Collection …
Pacific Electric blimp interurban no. 428 nears Morgan Yard in Long Beach in this image dated September 12, 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection
A pair of Pacific Electric PCC cars head southbound over the Glendale Line’s trestle-bridge spanning the still-wild / as-yet-not-concrete Los Angeles River in this image dated October 15, 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric PCC cars lead by no. 5024 roll southbound on Brand Blvd. near Windsor. Anna Lucasta starring Paulette Goddard was released July 11, 1949, so this image dates to some time shortly thereafter.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Collection
Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric PCC car no. 5028 rolls northbound on the San Pedro Line through the bascule bridge as part of a railfan special on February 22, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1607 pulls a freight westbound on the Santa Monica Air Line near Palms on February 6, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric streetcars nos. 101 and 112 pass one another while going opposite directions at Cerro Gordo on the Echo Park Line. The image is dated 1950.
Alan Weeks Collection
Pacific Electric streetcar no. 104 rolls southbound on Echo Park Blvd. in this image dated September 10, 1949.
Alan Weeks Collection
Metropolitan Coach Lines / Pacific Electric streetcar no. 5125 rolls westbound on Exposition Blvd. at the 11th Avenue siding, where Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus cars have been spotted for storage while the show plays Los Angeles. 5125 is on Santa Monica Air Line service (or possibly a railfan special) in this image dated September 25, 1953.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pacific Electric interurbans nos. 1210 and 1219 are caught together in this dramatic image taken at a crossover probably in the Northern District. 1210 carries an ad for the Los Angeles County Fair, making this late summer or early fall.
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Transit Lines 5 Line car no. 611 turns off of Colorado Blvd. and onto Eagle Rock Blvd. in this shot captured April 17, 1948. …
Los Angeles Transit Lines 5 Line car no. 1443 heads westbound at Colorado Blvd. and Mt. Royal Avenue in Eagle Rock. The date is February 29, 1948. …
Los Angeles Transit Lines 5 Line car no. 1439 at Colorado Blvd. and Townsend Avenue in Eagle Rock on October 21, 1947. …
Los Angeles Transit Lines 5 Line car no. 1444 is captured at Colorado & Townsend Avenues in Eagle Rock on October 21, 1947. …
Los Angeles Transit Lines 5 Line car no. 1439 captured at the Colorado Blvd. & Townsend Ave. Terminal. The date is October 21, 1947. …
Railfans participating in the Electrical Railway Historical Association (ERHA) last run service on Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3003 are captured in this candid shot taken March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Alan Weeks (right) poses with L. Israel alongside Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3003 during its “last run” service for the Electric Railway Historical Association railfan trip on March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC J Line car no. 3092 sits inside at the Division 4 Small Shop Building in February 1963.
Modified based on comment
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC R Line car no. 3094 eases gently downhill on 3rd Street at Gramercy Place.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC P Line car no. 3156 rolls eastbound on First Street over the Los Angeles River.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC P Line car no. 3136 rolls off the First Street Bridge and through the intersection with Mission Road.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC R Line car no. 3126 rolls eastbound on West 7th Street as part of an LAMTA fan trip.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3003 serves as an Electric Railway Historical Association (ERHA) railfan special on the last day of service for MTA traction, March 31, 1963. This image is captured at an intersection that includes 12th Place. Railfans have scrawled various sayings on the nose of the car, including “Last Car” and “Mt. Lowe.”
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Three Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC cars, brought up in the rear by no. 3045, await movement by stinger into storage tracks for decommissioning on the day after LAMTA traction abandonment, March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
A lineup of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC cars wait to enter Vernon Yard where they face decommissioning on March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Temporary tracks fill Vernon Yard as Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority streetcars are decommissioned one by one at the end of traction service. Here car no. 3080 is powered into a final resting position with a stinger; behind it rests no. 3048. The date is March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3083 is moved with a stinger at Vernon Yard in this image captured March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC car no. 3117 rests at the “end of the wire” in this image captured at Vernon Yard on March 31, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority wrecker no. 146 pushes an LAMTA trolley bus into the Division 1 Barn. No. 9117 from the 3 Line rests in the next stall. The date is March 30, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority 3 Line trolley bus no. 9117 awaits dispatch in this image captured on March 30, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC V Line car no. 3010 rolls east on Monroe for the turn southbound onto Vermont in this high-vantage-point image dated March 28, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
An interior view of the rear section of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC “P-3 type” car no. 3127. Image is dated March 28, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
An interior view of the front section of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC “P-3 type” car no. 3127. Image is dated March 28, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC S Line car no. 3021 rolls through the 8th and Western loop in this image dated March 15, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC S Line car no. 3050 rolls southbound on Avalon at 54th Street in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC S Line car no. 3049 rolls south on Central Avenue at Florence in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC R Line car no. 3057 pauses for passengers at Whittier and Indiana in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC P Line car no. 3148 waits for a green light at 7th and Broadway in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC P Line car no. 3139 rolls southbound on First Street at Los Angeles Street in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority PCC J Line car no. 3031 turns from 7th Street onto San Pedro Street in this image dated March 10, 1963.
Alan Weeks Photo
Alan Weeks Collection
The Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society (PERYHS) is a non-profit association dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the Pacific Electric Railway.