Pacific electric railway

RailPictures.Net Photo: PE 717 Pacific Electric Inter-Urban at Perris, California by EL ROCO Photography

By G. Mac Sebree History of the Pacific Electric Railway By any standard, the Pacific Electric was the largest interurban electric railway in the United States. It boasted more than 1,000 miles of track and had 1,000-plus cars. It played a major role in building up the vast open areas surrounding Los Angeles. The cities [...]Read More...

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Photographer Robert T McVay captured a fan trip with Pacific Electric no. 1036 on March 23, 1947, at this stop at Barham Boulevard at the Hollywood Freeway. Pacific Electric no. 662 seems to be on regular service and is just passing through the scene. Robert T. McVay Photo, Norm Suydam Collection

Pacific Electric interurban no. 1044 is photographed at Los Cerritos on October 30, 1949. Robert T. McVay Photo

High quality photograph of Pacific Electric 500-Class Interurban # PE 500 at San Pedro, California, USA.

Producer: Charles Smiley Timeframe: 1940- 1963 Locations: Greater Los Angeles area Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Sources: Lloyd Salkeld, Ross Salkeld, Ed Minshall, Paul Lukens, Roy Gabriel Charles Smil…

1940s: Pacific Electric car (possibly no. 1120) rolls through the 6th & Los Angeles Street intersection that plays host to a classic Greyhound Bus Station (northeast corner of 6th and Los Angeles) in this undated Robert T. McVay photo. Update from Ralph Cantos: This photo was taken from the north side of the 6th & Main elevated platform looking down on 6th Street as Pasadena bound car #1120 heads west to Main St.