Southern District

Ex-Pacific Electric blimp no. 1543 in its ghastly MTA redesigned livery is captured in this moody nighttime shot taken March 3, 1961 somewhere in Long Beach. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no. 1522 rests at a passenger platform on the elevated section of 6th and Main Street Station in downtown Los Angeles. The date is March [...]

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimps roll up San Pedro Street on their way to the 6th and Main Street Station after completing a round trip to Long Beach. No. 1522 trails [...]

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) no. 1519 heads up a five-car train with “special” dash sign – probably a railfan excursion, note the people on the left of [...]

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no. 1519 rests in Long Beach, possibly Morgan Yard, and possibly during a railfan event. The image is dated March 19, 1961. Gordon [...]

Metropolitan Transit Authority (ex-Pacific Electric) blimp no. 1502 pauses in this moody nighttime at San Pedro Station. The date is December 7, 1958. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric no. 1299 executive inspection car is photographed at Watts Car House in December of 1956. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric no. 499 Express is photographed in Wilmington. Note the cracked glass on the porthole closest to the camera. Undated. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

Pacific Electric “blimp” no. 405 is photographed as part of Long Beach Limited Service in Los Angeles on June 7, 1956. Gordon Glattenberg Collection

As part of an National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) special event, Pacific Electric no. 314 is posed on a curve in Compton. The date is October 27, 1956. Gordon Glattenberg Collection