Stephen Dudley Collection

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 [...]

Storage track at Bellflower – May 17, 1958. In this Saturday view just one week prior to the line’s abandonment, car no. 411 and others were stored for use during the inbound rush [...]

Bellflower Station – May 17, 1958. This was a Saturday, one week before the line was abandoned. The additional cars needed for inbound rush hour service are stored on the siding in the [...]

By Stephen Dudley More from the February 16, 1958 excursion using Metropolitan Coach Lines car no. 498. Here we see the 498 stopped northbound on San Pedro line’s West Basin trackage. [...]

By Stephen Dudley More from the February 16, 1958 excursion using Metropolitan Coach Lines car no. 498. Here we see the 498 stopped southbound near San Pedro before the fog had cleared. Stephen [...]

By Stephen Dudley More from the February 16, 1958 excursion using Metropolitan Coach Lines car no. 498. In this image, 498 is stopped on the El Segundo Line just past the Watts Car House which [...]

By Stephen Dudley An amazing, moody shot of the Metropolitan Coach Lines motorman operating ex-Pacific Electric no. 498 on the February 16, 1958 excursion. This view was taken while running [...]