LATL 1423: A Long Life Ahead
By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Transit Lines no. 1423 pulls into the Union Station loop in this early 1948 view. The newly refurbished 1423 looks great for a 25 year old gal. But soon things will [...]
Last-Day Charter Northbound at Cota
Saturday, April 8, 1961, was the last full day of service on the Long Beach line and the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association charter running northbound had to pause for a red signal at Cota to [...]
Last-Day Charter Wide Format
Saturday, April 8, 1961, was the last full day of service on the Long Beach line and the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association charter was positioned in the then-unused Morgan yard in Long Beach [...]
1706 Last-Day Charter
Saturday April 8, 1961 was the last full day of service on the Long Beach line and the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association ran a charter during the day. Car 1706 is shown southbound paused [...]
April 7, 1961: Los Cerritos
By Stephen Dudley It’s later afternoon on April 7, 1961, as one of the last Limited trains to Long Beach rolls to a stop at Los Cerritos. This stop was well-patronized during the morning [...]
April 6, 1961: Just Before Abandonment
By Stephen Dudley This picture taken April 6, 1961 at the Main Street Station. The day was the Thursday before abandonment. In preparation for the run to Long Beach, the motorman had just [...]
LARY 3060 in Affluent Hancock Park
By Ralph Cantos This 1938 photo from an General Electric advertisement shows Los Angeles Railway car no. 3060 on W. 3rd Street at Windsor Blvd. in LA’s “well-to-do” Hancock [...]
Former Hollywood Cars in Portland
In August of 1958, a row of former Pacific Electric Hollywood cars then out of service and looking a little worse for wear awaited their fate in the Portland Traction Co. yard in Portland, [...]
