LARY L line at LA High School
By Ralph Cantos In this beautiful photo taken in 1925, the newly completed LA High School Main Building stands proud and majestic at the corner of West Olympic and Rimpau Blvds. I believe at this [...]
5154: Cut Down In Its Prime
By Ralph Cantos This very sad photo was taken in November of 1955 at the entrance of PE’s Subway Tunnel. Car 5154, the former no. 704 (BRILL 1925) is being made ready for its trip to [...]
The Hollywood Car Assignment Puzzle
By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric’s 160 Hollywood cars served the Railway above and beyond all expectations on the far-flung system. Except for the Northern Districts, San Bernardino Line, [...]
5015 Crossing Fletcher Avenue
Pacific Electric PCC no. 5015 crosses Fletcher Drive’s trestle in this undated photo by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the collection by his son Bruce Hendrick. Willis [...]
1616 and Freight at Amoco Tower
Pacific Electric freight locomotive no. 1616 pulls a freight across the Four Tracks at Amoco Tower in this undated image by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the collection by his [...]
The Tale of the 1058
By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric no. 1058 poses for the camera at its Terminal Island “Car Barn” in this undated photo by Willis “Dutch” Hendrick, donated to the [...]
All Spruced Up, And Soon…No Place To Go
By Ralph Cantos The neat, well kept Pacific Electric station at Sierra Vista looked like it could go on serving patrons of the WATTS – SIERRA VISTA line for decades to come. But in reality, [...]
5179 on Van Nuys Boulevard
By Ralph Cantos Ever vigilant and prolific photographer Alan K. Weeks snapped this photo of Hollywood car no. 5179 on Sept. 27, 1952. Time was running out for the San Fernando Valley Line, so [...]
San Diego Train Connection “Deluxe”
By Ralph Cantos The City Of Los Angeles and its transit systems have had some “special” transportation events, some big, some small, that went virtually unnoticed with little [...]