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On an October 1960 fan trip, MTA car 1543 ran into Fairbanks Yard prior to preparing to return to Los Angeles. Stephen Dudley Photo and Collection

On an October 1960 fan trip at Dominguez Junction, MTA car 1543 on the way to Long Beach took a short detour down the San Pedro line to the still-active car storage siding. In order to return to [...]

Towards the end of service on the Long Beach line, car 1543 was refurbished by the MTA and repainted green to match the MTA’s standard equipment color. It saw frequent use in regular trains [...]

By Ralph Cantos Some ninety-five or so years after they were built, seven of the Pacific Electric Railway’s world-famous Hollywood cars survive in various stages of condition. The Orange [...]

Southern Pacific SW 1500 no. 452 is captured in this shot headed eastbound along Culver Boulevard. The small freight train is about to cross Overland Avenue in Culver City, circa 1970. This [...]

By Ralph Cantos Los Angeles Railway PCC no. 3025 is “locked and loaded” aboard a flatcar at the St. Louis Car Company factory. The photo dates to late 1937. The 3025 is part of the [...]

Headed by Metropolitan Coach Lines no. 413, here is a two-car outbound train to Bellflower pausing at the Bullis Road stop. Taken Friday, May 23, 1958, the last weekday for the line to operate. [...]

A Metropolitan Coach Lines blimp is oOutbound to Bellflower approaching Lakewood Blvd. Taken Friday, May 23, 1958, the last weekday for the Bellflower line to operate. The several tank cars on [...]

Metropolitan Coach Lines no. 435 and another unit are outbound to Bellflower approaching Alameda Street. This image was tken Friday, May 23, 1958, the last weekday for the Bellflower line to [...]

Metropolitan Coach Lines no. 318 is inbound from Bellflower and coming into Watts junction on the only double-track section of the line. Taken Friday, May 23, 1958, the last weekday for the [...]