April 9, 1961: Morgan Yard
This scene from April 9, 1961 is next to Morgan Yard in Long Beach after the special train from Los Angeles had arrived. This was not only the last passenger train to Long Beach, but the last [...]
April 9, 1961: Main Street Station
The number of people at Main Street Station in Los Angeles continued to grow in the early morning hours of April 9, 1961. A scheduled train to Long Beach (single car barely visible on the left) [...]
April 8, 1961: Sunset at Fairbanks Yard
On April 8, 1961, the sun was setting not only over Fairbanks Yard, but for the last time on the Long Beach line. A few rail cars still on the line were completing the remaining scheduled runs, [...]