Southern District

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 [...]

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 [...]