PERYHS Archives

Ed Fleming is back with an absolutely amazing video he just produced, entitled “The Last Wig-Wag Signal, Anaheim, California.” This one is a MUST-WATCH-NOW! Enjoy!

By Ralph Cantos The last day of regular service was a very sad day for me. For several months I had been getting petitions signed by rail passengers to prevent abandonment — petitions given to me [...]

From the collection of Keith Ricks comes this unbelievably rare Pacific Electric Restaurant Employee badge, numbered 57, and featuring the description “Restaurant & News Service.” [...]

By Ralph Cantos Pacific Electric no. 5063 was one of the first 5050-class Hollywood cars to go into service. It’s seen here on the first day of one-man service on the Glendale-Burbank Line. [...]

By Ralph Cantos This 1930 view, taken at the old Division 2 just across the street from South Park Shops, nicely illustrates the new look for 35 of the Los Angeles Railway’s newest steel [...]

This fascinating image from an unknown photographer is dated June 10, 1939 – nearly 77 years ago to the day! – but we are unsure of the exact location. The banner reading “Tony [...]

From the Jack Finn Collection comes this image of Pacific Electric Hollywood Car no. 5063 on Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, south of Walnut. The image is circa 1945 but the cars may provide a more [...]

From the Jack Finn Collection comes this image of Pacific Electric no. 1054 powering past Municipal Power & Light, possibly in San Pedro, in a photo that is circa 1945. Jack Finn Collection

From the brochure: The Lines of this Company form a far more important railway system than can be judged from the number of trains arriving at and leaving Los Angeles each day. From a single [...]

Pacific Electric no. 995 captured on the Air Line in this undated image. Jack Finn Collection