Finding Aid for the Pacific Electric Railway Company Records
Finding aid prepared by Denise Villegas, 2012.
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Language of Material:
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Library and Archives
Title: Pacific Electric Railway Company Records
Creator:
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Identifier/Call Number: 70-DPGTL
Physical Description:
4.80 linear feet,
14 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1908-1964
Date (bulk): 1940-1950
Abstract: The Pacific Electric Railway Company, established by Henry Huntington, connected cities across the Los Angeles metropolitan
area. The records in this collection consist of information about rules and regulations governing employees, timetables and
vehicle information, financial, operation, and service reports, as well as contracts and agreements made during the sale of
Pacific Electric Railway Company property and stock to Metropolitan Coach Lines.
Physical Location: LACMTA Research Library and Archive
Biographical / Historical
Pacific Electric Railway (PERy) was created in 1901 with Henry Edwards Huntington as principal stockholder. Huntington completed
the first PE line in 1902 which ran from Los Angeles to Long Beach. He later sold his shares to Southern Pacific in 1910.
In 1911 the “Great Merger” took place. Although continuing to operate under the Pacific Electric name, Southern Pacific Railway
merged PERy with nearly all of the interurban railways in a four-county region of Southern California. PERy grew to connect
various cities across the Los Angeles metropolitan area. PERy vehicles were commonly known as the Red Cars, the most obvious
feature distinguishing PERy cars from the "Yellow Car" vehicles operated by the Los Angeles Railway.
As patronage on passenger rail lines declined after the second World War, PERy began converting rail routes to bus service.
Eventually, in 1953, PERy sold its passenger operations to the Metropolitan Coach Lines. Metropolitan Coach Lines continued
the conversion from rail passenger service to bus passenger service and the final former Pacific Electric Railway passenger
rail line was converted to bus service in 1961. Southern Pacific Railway eventually abolished the Pacific Electric Railway
Company in 1965, folding what little mileage remained of PERy’s freight operation into Southern Pacific’s own operation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Pacific Electric Railway Company was sold to the Metropolitan Coach Lines bus company, which was later acquired by the
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (LAMTA). LAMTA was superseded by the Southern California Rapid Transit District
(SCRTD) in 1964. SCRTD’s library and its materials were retained by the successor agency, Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, also known as Metro.
Separated Materials
Oversized material is located in the flat maps drawer.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Digitized copies of selected photographs available online. Advance notice required for physical access
to collection. Contact LACMTA Research Library and Archive to make an appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the LACMTA Research Library and Archive. Permission for reproduction
or publication is given on behalf of the LACMTA Research Library and Archive as the owner of the physical items. The researcher
assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the
LACMTA Research Library and Archive collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pacific Electric Railway Company Records, 70-DPGTL. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority Research Library and Archive.
Processing Information
Processed by Denise Villegas, 2012.
Related Materials
Records created by the Los Angeles Railway Corporation, which operated local rail passenger cars at the same time as the Pacific
Electric Railway Company, and records created by Metropolitan Coach Lines, the company that acquired Pacific Electric’s passenger
rail cars and buses, may be found in this repository.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Reports, 1906-1954
- Employees, 1908-1953
- Vehicles and Line Locations, circa 1910-1950
- Maps and Routes, 1915-1957
- Public Relations, circa 1915-1950
- Corporate Culture, circa 1920 - circa 1940
- Facilities, 1940-1950
- Correspondence, 1952-1954
- Contracts and Agreements, 1953-1956
- Small Books, 1905-1951
- Miscellaneous, 1945-1964
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records created during the operation of the Pacific Electric Railway Company. Such records include
examinations, application materials, and rules and regulations for employees, time tables, vehicle specifications, fare information,
and service announcements, 26 issues of “Pacific Electric Magazine,” reports on accidents, finances, operations, and service,
correspondence and interlining arrangements between the Pacific Electric Railway Company, Motor Transit Company, and Pacific
Greyhound Lines, contract containing the agreements made in the sell of Pacific Electric Railway Company rail passenger cars
to Metropolitan Coach Lines.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Electric railroads -- Cars
Labor unions -- California -- Los Angeles County
Local transit -- California -- Los Angeles County
Local transit -- Community relations -- California -- Los Angeles County
Local transit -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Series 1
Reports
1906-1954
box 5, folder 16
Report of Commission on Railway Accidents
circa 1906
Scope and Contents
Report on accidents from September 1, 1905 to September 1, 1906
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-23
box 5, folder 17
Reports
1925 April - 1934 April
Scope and Contents
1 copy of a summary of the “Report on Comprehensive Rapid Transit Plan for the City and County of Los Angeles” by Kelker DeLeuw
and Company, a “Supplement to Report of Committee on Coordination of Terminal Facilities and Operations at Los Angeles and
Glendale with Inclusion of Mechanical Departments”
box 5, folder 18-19, box 6, folder 1-10, box 7, folder 1-10
California Railroad Commission Application 13460, Report on Pacific Electric Railway
1928 January
Scope and Contents
3 copies of the California Railroad Commission Application 13460, Report on Pacific Electric Railway.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-8
box 7, folder 11
Report of Committee on Coordination of Station Facilities and Operations at Common Points in Southern California Not Including
Los Angeles and Glendale
1934 March 15
Scope and Contents
A report created by a committee made of employees from AT & SF Railway, UP System, Pacific Electric Railway, and SP Company
to investigate the possibility of consolidating stations throughout Southern California
box 8
California Railroad Commission, Application No. 21656
1938 November 18
Scope and Contents
Report on engineering survey, section A, General Problem and Historical Data and section E, Service and Operating Conditions,
Volume 10, Sections F and G, Conclusions and recommendations
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-26, 70-27, 70-28
box 8, folder 1
Rehabilitation Program
1942 January 28
Scope and Contents
A report titled, "Pacific Electric Railway Company's Rehabilitation Program Showing Applications Made to and Decisions Rendered
by the California Railroad Commission and Progress Made in Making the Various Items of the Plan Effective."
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-12
box 12
Breakdown of Man Hours Involved in Estimated Full Year of all Motor Coach Operations
1942 June 01
Scope and Contents
Report from the Pacific Electric Railway Company's Bureau of Research titled "Breakdown of Man-Hours Involved in Estimated
Full Year of All Motor Coach Operations (Based on Analyses of Schedules in Effect as of March 15, 1942)"
box 8, folder 2
Transportation Survey of Main Street and Rerouting of Pacific Electric Railway Coach and Rail Lines
1942 August 07
Scope and Contents
A report in connection with Application No. 17984. Contains a plate with a map of LARy and PERy routes.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-13.
box 8, folder 3
Appraisal Report, M-2 Parcels, "Vineyard" District
1948 September 09
Scope and Contents
Appraisal of "three parcels of M-2 zone land" performed by Geo. H Coffin & Son Realtors/Appraisors for Los Angeles Transit
Lines and Pacific Electric Railway
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-32
box 8, folder 4
Survey of Conditions of tracks on Lines Proposed for Abandonment
1949 December 14
Scope and Contents
Submitted as part of Application No. 30095 to entirely abandon and remove tracks of specific PERy rail lines
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-123
box 8, folder 5-6
Finance Docket No. 15606
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
Finance Docket No. 16506 submitted before the Interstate Commerce Commission as part of the requirements to authorize abandonment
of rail lines in Los Angeles. This includes the Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena Oak Knoll Line, Monrovia-Glendora Line, Sierra
Madre Line, Sierra Vista Line, Alhambra Line, Venice Short Line, Subway - Hollywood Blvd. - San Vicente Blvd. - Echo Park
Avenue Line, and the Subway - Santa Monica Blvd. - West Hollywood - Van Nuys Line
box 12, folder 6
Condition of Overhead Facilities – Southern District
1954 September 15
Scope and Contents
2 copies of a table titled “Pacific Electric Railway Company, Condition of Overhead Facilities – Southern District – as of
September 15, 1954”, listing sections, miles spanned in each section, number of main tracks, the type of overhead construction
for each section, and the estimated cost to bring to standard for five years of continued operations in terms of overhead,
spans, poles, anchors, bonding, and signals
Series 2
Employees
1908-1953
box 2, folder 2
Train Orders
1908 April - 1908 August
Scope and Contents
36 forms indicating the meeting of trains
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-6
box 2, folder 3
Exams
circa 1915 - circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 booklet titled, "Motormen's Examination on Equipment: Questions and Answers Covering the Equipment Used on the Pacific Electric
System", 1 "Examination on Rules and Regulations of the Transportation Department for Brakemen, Firemen, Yardmen, and Hostlers"
This was the written portion of an applicant exam that was followed by an oral exam. Green pen and red pencil markings on
some pages
Processing Information
Item no. 70-85, 70-1.
box 2, folder 4
Pacific Electric Magazine
1922 September - 1938 December
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the September 1922 issue, 1 copy of the June 1937 issue, 1 copy of the January 1938 issue, 1 copy of the March 1938
issue, 1 copy of the April 1938 issue, 1 copy of the May 1938 issue, 1 copy of the September 1938 issue, 1 copy of the October
1938 issue, 1 copy of the November 1938 issue, 2 copies of the December 1938 issue
box 2, folder 5
Pacific Electric Magazine
1939 January - 1941 March
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the January 1939 issue, 1 copy of the February 1939 issue, 1 copy of the August 1939 issue, 1 copy of the February
1948 issue, 1 copy of the March 1940 issue, 1 copy of the May 1940 issue, 1 copy of the August 1940 issue, 1 copy of the October
1940 issue, 1 copy of the November 1940 issue, 1 copy of the February 1941 issue, 1 copy of the March 1941 issue
box 2, folder 6
Pacific Electric Magazine
1941 April - 1942 May
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the April 1941 issue, 1 copy of the July 1941 issue, 1 copy of the September 1941 issue, 1 copy of the November
1941 issue, 1 copy of the December 1941 issue, 1 copy of the February 1942 issue, 1 copy of the March 1942 issue, 1 copy of
the April 1942 issue, 1 copy of the May 1942 issue
box 2, folder 7
Pacific Electric Magazine
1942 June - 1943 August
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the June 1942 issue, 1 copy of the September 1942 issue, 1 copy of the November 1942 issue, 1 copy of the December
1942 issue, 1 copy of the April 1943 issue, 1 copy of the May 1943 issue, 1 copy of the June 1943 issue, 1 copy of the July
1943 issue, 1 copy of the August 1943 issue
box 2, folder 8
Pacific Electric Magazine
1943 September - 1944 June
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the September 1943 issue, 1 copy of the October 1943 issue, 1 copy of the November 1943 issue, 1 copy of the January
1944 issue, 1 copy of the February 1944 issue, 1 copy of the March 1944 issue, 1 copy of the April 1944 issue, 1 copy of the
May 1944 issue, 1 copy of the June 1944 issue
box 2, folder 9
Pacific Electric Magazine
1944 July - 1945 January
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the July 1944 issue, 1 copy of the August 1944 issue, 1 copy of the September 1944 issue, 1 copy of the October
1944 issue, 1 copy of the November 1944 issue, 1 copy of the December 1944 issue, 1 copy of the January 1945 issue
box 2, folder 10
Pacific Electric Magazine
1944 February - 1945 August
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the February 1945 issue, 1 copy of the March 1945 issue, 1 copy of the April 1945 issue, 1 copy of the May 1945
issue, 1 copy of the June 1945 issue, 1 copy of the July 1945 issue, 1 copy of the August 1945 issue
box 2, folder 11
Pacific Electric Magazine
1945 September - 1946 February
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the September 1945 issue, 1 copy of the October 1945 issue, 1 copy of the November 1945 issue, 1 copy of the December
1945 issue, 1 copy of the January 1946 issue, 1 copy of the February 1946 issue
box 2, folder 12
Pacific Electric Magazine
1946 March - 1946 December
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the March-April 1946 issue, 1 copy of the May 1946 issue, 1 copy of the June 1946 issue, 1 copy of the July-August
1946 issue, 1 copy of the September-October 1946 issue, 1 copy of the November-December 1946 issue
box 3, folder 1
Pacific Electric Magazine
1947
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the January-February 1947 issue, 1 copy of the March-April 1947 issue, 1 copy of the May-June 1947 issue, 1 copy
of the July-August 1947 issue, 1 copy of the September-October 1947 issue, 1 copy of the November-December 1947 issue
box 3, folder 2
Pacific Electric Magazine
1948
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the January-February 1948 issue, 1 copy of the March-April 1948 issue, 1 copy of the May-June 1948 issue, 1 copy
of the July-August 1948 issue, 1 copy of the September-October 1948 issue, 2 copies of the November-December 1948 issue
box 3, folder 3
Pacific Electric Magazine
1949
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the January-February 1949 issue, 1 copy of the March-April 1949 issue, 1 copy of the May-June 1949 issue, 1 copy
of the July-August 1949 issue, 2 copies of the September-October 1949 issue, 1 copy of the November-December 1949 issue
box 3, folder 4
Pacific Electric Magazine
1950
Scope and Contents
2 copies of the January-February 1950 issue, 1 copy of the March-April 1950 issue, 3 copies of the July 1950 issue, 1 copy
of the October 1950 issue, 2 copies of the December 1950 issue
box 3, folder 5
Pacific Electric Magazine
1951
Scope and Contents
2 copies of the February 1951 issue, 1 copy of the April 1951 issue, 1 copy of the June 1951 issue, 2 copies of the August
1951 issue, 2 copies of the October 1951 issue, 2 copies of the December 1951 issue
box 3, folder 6
Pacific Electric Magazine
1952
Scope and Contents
2 copies of the February 1952 issue, 1 copy of the April 1952 issue (cover misprint says April 1951), 1 copy of the June 1952
issue, 2 copies of the August 1952 issue, 2 copies of the October 1952 issue, 4 copies of the December 1952 issue
box 3, folder 7
Pacific Electric Magazine
1953 February - 1953 June
Scope and Contents
3 copies of the February 1953 issue, 2 copies of the April 1953 issue, 3 copies of the June 1953 issue
box 3, folder 8
Pacific Electric Magazine
1953 August - 1953 October
Scope and Contents
1 copy of the August 1953 issue, 3 copies of the October 1953 issue
box 12, folder 1
Application for Employment
1920 September
Scope and Contents
1 job application submitted by James Adams for the position of ticket clerk
Processing Information
Item no. 70-5
box 3, folder 9
List of Officers, Representatives, Agents, and Stations
1928 April 28
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of an alphabetical list of officers, representatives, agents, and stations
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-72
box 3, folder 10
Pacific Electric Railway Company Rules and Regulations and Rates of Pay
1934 September 16
Scope and Contents
PERy's terms of employment and compensation
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 3, folder 11
Agreement Between the Pacific Electric Railway Company and the United Transport Service Employees of America
1942 July
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the United Transport Service Employees of America regarding hours of service and working conditions
of "Red Cap Station Porters employed at Sixth and Main Street Station"
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 3, folder 12
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and the American Train Dispatchers Association
1944 March 04
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the American Train Dispatchers Association regarding employment conditions, revised from November
1, 1936
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 3, folder 13
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and all that Class of Clerks, and Other Office, Station, and Store Employees
1946 October
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees
regarding employment rules and conditions
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 1
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and Employees of the Mechanical Department
1946 November
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the System Federation No. 159, Railway Employees' Department, A. F. of L., Mechanical Section regarding
working hours, overtime, and meal times
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 2
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and its Terminal Foremen, Station Masters, and Train Dispatchers
1949 September
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the American Train Dispatchers Association regarding Hours of Service - Overtime, Rest Days and
Relief Service, Rates and Application of Pay, Seniority, Discipline - Investigations, and Attending Court
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 3
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and the Employees of the Mechanical Department
1949 September
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PER and System Federation No.159, Railway Employees' Department, A. F. of L. Mechanical Section regarding
employment rules
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 4
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company & its Agents, Assistant Agents, Ticket Agents, Assistant Ticket Agents,
and Towermen
1949 September
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers regarding employment and compensation
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 5
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and Foremen and/or Supervisors of Mechanics
1952 December
Scope and Contents
Agreement met by PERy and the American Railway Supervisors Association, Incorporated regarding Basis of Pay, Preservation
of Rates, Rating New Positions, Hours of Service, Rest Days and Relief, Personal Expenses, Seniority, Positions Abolished,
Vacations, Transportation free Committeemen, Official Positions - Leaves of Absences, and Grievances
Processing Information
Cataloged with other PERy/Union agreements as Item no. 70-31
box 4, folder 6
Fare Collection
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
8 8x10 black and white photographic prints and 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting Pacific Electric Railway conductors
and bus operators collecting fare from patrons
box 4, folder 7-8
Personnel
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
26 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 19 5x7 black and photo negatives, and 7 3x4 black and white photographic prints
depicting employees of the Pacific Electric Railway Company
box 4, folder 9
Agreements with Employee Unions
1944
Scope and Contents
1 copy of an “Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and the American Train Dispatchers Association, Station Masters,
Effective November 1, 1936 (corrected to include revisions to March 4, 1944)”
box 4, folder 10
Pay and Regulations for Trainmen
1946 October
Scope and Contents
1 booklet detailing schedule of pay and regulations for trainmen effective January 1, 1942 with revisions to October 1, 1946
box 4, folder 11
Bowling
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 5x7 black and white photo print, 1 newspaper clipping, and 1 8x10 black and white photo print depicting Pacific Electric
Railway’s employee bowling team Joint Passenger Tariff, 1932 – 1952 Box 4, Folder 12 Joint Passenger Tariff No.1109, March
22, 1932, March 21, 1934 Details of the joint passenger tariff accepted by PERy, Motor Transit Company, and Pacific Greyhound
Lines
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
box 4, folder 12
Joint Passenger Tariff No. 1109
1932 March 22 - 1934 March 21
Scope and Contents
Tariff document naming fare changes for Pacific Electric and Pacific Greyhound lines, marked with pencil annotations (1932),
and "Supplement No. 2" amendment to tariff regarding Pacific Greyhound Lines and Laguna Beach-Santa Ana Stage Line (1934).
box 4, folder 13-14
Correspondence
1935 January 14-1956 November 02
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between H.O. Marler (Motor Transit Company), D.W. Pontius (Pacific Electric Railway Co.), and R.R. Wilson,
W.E. Travis (Pacific Greyhound Lines), L.D. Jones (Pacific Greyhound Lines), F.W. Ackerman discussing the details of joint
passenger tariff
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
box 4, folder 15
Local Passenger Tariff No. 1390
1942-06
Scope and Contents
Pacific Electric Railway (West Beach Lines) Local Passenger Tariff No. 1390 naming one-way and round-trip fares also fares
for ten-ride, thirty-ride, and forty-ride school commutation tickets between points on Venice Short Line, Santa Monica via
Beverly Hills Motor Coach Line, Redondo Beach via Del Rey Motor Coach Line, Redondo Beach via El Segundo Motor Coach Line,
Santa Monica Air Line, Hollywood-Beverly Hills-University Motor Coach Line
box 4, folder 16
Local Passenger Tariff No. 1449
1946 August 10
Scope and Contents
Contains a distance table, fares, rules and regulations for the Venice Short Line, Redondo Beach Motor Coach Line via Playa
Del Rey, Via la Tijera Blvd, Santa Monica via Beverly Hills Motor Coach Line, Los Angeles - Hollywood - Beverly Hills Rail
Line, Hollywood - Beverly Hills - University Motor Coach Line, Beverly-Sunset Blvd. Motor Coach Line
Processing Information
Cover and beginning of Section 1 are missing
box 4, folder 17
Local Passenger Tariff No. 1492
1952 January 18
Scope and Contents
Pacific Electric Railway (Northern District) Local Passenger Tariff No. 1492 cancels local passenger tariff no. 1462, one
way fares, also, fares for thirt-ride commutation tickets and forty-ride school commutation tickets between stations on northern
district lines - not including los angeles local lines - also fares and optional route arrangements applying to and from certain
points on motor transit district lines.
Processing Information
Deteriorating cover removed and photocopied
box 4, folder 18
Local Passenger Tariff No. 1493
1952 January 18
Scope and Contents
Pacific Electric Railway (Southern District) Local Passenger Tariff No. 1493 cancels local passenger tariff no. 1463. One
way fares, also, fares for thirty-ride commutation tickets and forty-ride school commutation tickets between stations on Southern
District lines, not including Los Angeles local lines
Processing Information
Deteriorating cover removed and photocopied
box 4, folder 19
Local Passenger Tariff No. 1464
1952-01
Scope and Contents
Pacific Electric Railway (Motor Transit District) Local Passenger Tariff No. 1494 cancels local passenger tariff no. 1494.
One way fares, also, fares for thirty-ride commutation tickets and forty-ride commutation tickets between stations on Motor
Transit District Lines. Also, fares and optional route arrangements applying to certain points on Northern District Lines.
Processing Information
Deteriorating cover removed and photocopied
box 4, folder 20
Mileage Revenue Tables
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
Recaps for various groups including mileage and revenue
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
box 4, folder 21
Circular P.D. No. 1850
1946October
Scope and Contents
Pacific Electric Railway Company Passenger Traffic Department Circular P.D. No. 1850 cancels circular p.d. no. 1761. Instructions
for conductors, operators, and agents
box 4, folder 22
Interlining Agreements
1948 July
Scope and Contents
List of PE stations at which Pacific greyhound Lines' tickets are to be sold and where Pacific Greyhound Lines' buses and
passengers may use terminal facilities, draft of contract containing details of arrangements beteen PERy and Pacific Greyhound
Lines
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
box 12, folder 2
Interlining Agreements
1948 July
Scope and Contents
List of PE stations at which Pacific greyhound Lines' tickets are to be sold and where Pacific Greyhound Lines' buses and
passengers may use terminal facilities, draft of contract containing details of arrangements beteen PERy and Pacific Greyhound
Lines
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
Series 3
Vehicles and Line Locations
1910-1950
box 8, folder 7
Balloon Route Trolley Trip
circa 1910
Scope and Contents
11 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Pacific Electric Railway balloon route trolley trip, 3 8x10 black and
white photographs depicting passengers on Balloon Route trips
box 8, folder 8
Tilton's Trolley Trip
circa 1910
Scope and Contents
1 booklet describing Tilton’s Trolley Trip
box 8, folder 9
Glendale Line
circa 1910
Scope and Contents
10 5x7 black and white photo negatives, 6 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 6 3x4 black and white photographic prints,
and 1 5x7 black and white print depicting Pacific Electric Railway service to Glendale
box 8, folder 10-11
Mount Lowe
circa 1910, 1952
Scope and Contents
28 5x7 black and white photo negatives, 32 black and white 8x10 photographic prints, and 4 5x7 black and white photographic
prints depicting Pacific Electric Railway service to Mount Lowe including photos depicting Echo Mountain and the Rubio Canyon
Station, 1 postcard addressed to Mr. Silliman from H.R. Sturtevant (?) thanking him for a copy of the April P.E. Bulletin
and providing a reference to Chas S. Lawrence as the official photographer for PERy who might have pictures for a "possible
future article on the Mt. Lowe Trip.", handwritten notes containing names and addresses of A.P. Smith, Fred Roberts, Claude
Latham (?), Dave Claudin, and Chas Lawrence, 1 page of handwritten notes about the Mt. Lowe Line, 15 pages with numbers and
captions
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-2, 70-23
box 8, folder 12
Vehicle Information
circa 1911-1913
Scope and Contents
Specifications about 400 Class Cars, 450 Class Cars, 496 Class Cars, 1252 Class Cars, Press information about improvements
made to interurban passenger cars
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-23. Pages with numbers and captions had a note from a previous processor saying that they
referred to numbers written on a set of negatives. Those negatives were not found in this collection
box 8, folder 13
Western District
circa 1930
Scope and Contents
13 black and white 8x10 photographs, 1 3x4 black and white photographs and 1 3x4 black and white photo negative depicting
Pacific Electric Railway Service in the Western District
box 9, folder 1
Bascule Bridge
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
5 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting Pacific Electric Railway service over the Henry Ford Bridge (a bascule bridge
also known as the Badger Avenue bridge) connecting Terminal Island and San Pedro.
box 9, folder 2
Catalina Dock
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
2 8x10 black and white photographs and 1 5x7 black and white negative depicting Pacific Electric Railway streetcars at the
Catalina Dock
box 9, folder 3
Freight
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
12 5x7 black and white photographic negatives, 1 3x4 black and white photographic print, 1 8x10 black and white photographic
print depicting Pacific Electric freight trains
box 9, folder 4
Monrovia Line
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
7 8x10 black and white photographs, 1 5x7 black and white photo print, 6 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting Pacific
Electric Railway service in Monrovia
box 9, folder 5
Northern District
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
5 3x4 black and white photographs and 4 8x10 black and white photographs depicting Pacific Electric Railway service in the
Northern District
box 9, folder 6
San Fernando Valley Line
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
4 8x10 black and white photographs depicting Pacific Electric Railway Service in the San Fernando Valley
box 9, folder 7
Southern District
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
2 8x10 black and white photographic prints and 1 3x4 black and white photographic print depicting Pacific Electric Railway
streetcars operating in the Southern District
box 9, folder 8
Wilmington – San Pedro
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
4 8x10 black and white photographic prints and 8 3x4 black and white photographs depicting the Henry Ford Bridge, also called
the Badger Avenue Bridge: a bascule bridge used by Pacific Electric Railway streetcars to access the San Pedro harbor
Subseries 3.1
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
box 9, folder 9
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
20 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 1 7x4 black and white photographic print, 11 5x7 black and white photographic
prints depicting Pacific Electric Railway streetcars
box 9, folder 10
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
28 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 1 3x5 color photographic depicting Pacific Electric Railway streetcars
box 9, folder 11
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
11 8x10 black and white photographic prints photographic depicting Pacific Electric Railway streetcars
box 9, folder 12
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 20, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 45,
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 93, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 159,
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 219, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 220,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 224, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 225,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 227, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 246,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 251, 5 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 300,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 301, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 311,
5 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 317, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 379,
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 401, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 404,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 411, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 432
box 9, folder 13
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 450, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 451,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 497, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 498,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 592, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 601,
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 605, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 614,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 625, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 632,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 640, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 644,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 645, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 650,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 656, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 665,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 683
box 9, folder 14
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 683, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 691,
3 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 693, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 701,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 707, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 719,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 722, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 729,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 732, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 736,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 749, 4 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 752,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 885, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 952,
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 960, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 982,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 989
box 9, folder 15
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
1 5x7 black and white negative depicting streetcar 1262, 4 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 1263, 1
5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 1373, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 1439,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 4514, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 4515,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 4516, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 4602,
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 4643, 16 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar
5000, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 5004, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar
5005
box 9, folder 16
Streetcar Photographs
circa 1943
Scope and Contents
6 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 5005, 5 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar
5006, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 5018, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar
5020, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 5022, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar
5025, 9 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 5050, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar
5054, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting streetcar 5063, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar
5084, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting streetcar 5092
box 10, folder 1-2, box 12, folder 10
Motor Coach Rosters
circa 1945
Scope and Contents
Specifications about 220, 225, 315, 1685, 1910, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2220, 2261, 2300, 2320, 2380, 2395, 2400, 2410, 2500, 2600,
2619, 2639, 2678, 2701 - 2800, 3000 class motor coaches, 1 spreadsheet containing information about how many motor coaches
of each type and class were operated by Los Angeles Motor Coach and owned by Pacific Electric Railway Company
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-135, 70-136, 70-137, 70-138, 70-139, 70-140, 70-141, 70-142, 70-143, 70-144, 70-145, 70-146,
70-147, 70-148, 70-149, 70-150, 70-151, 70-152, 70-153, 70-154, 70-155, 70-156, 70-157, 70-158, 70-159, 70-160, 70-161
Bus Photographs Subseries 3.2
circa 1950
box 10, folder 3
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 20, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 303, 2 5x7 black
and white photo negatives depicting bus 315, 3 8x10 black and white photo negatives depicting the exterior of bus 372, 1 8x10
black and white photo negative depicting the exterior of bus 405, 1 8x10 black and white photo negative depicting the interior
of bus 405, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 1652, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 1691,
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 1920, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2004, 1 5x7
black and white photo negative depicting bus 2074, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2077, 1 5x7 black and
white photo negative depicting bus 2120, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2125, 9 5x7 black and white photo
negatives depicting bus 2129, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2150, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives
depicting bus 2200, 4 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2230
box 10, folder 4
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2240, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2241, 1 5x7 black
and white photo negative depicting bus 2245, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2248, 1 5x7 black and white
photo negative depicting bus 2280, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the interior of bus 2307, 4 5x7 black and
white photo negatives depicting bus 2335, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2335, 2 5x7 black and white photo
negative depicting the interior of bus 2339, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2340, 1 5x7 black and white
photo negative depicting bus 2345, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2382, 3 8x10 black and white photographs
depicting the exterior of bus 2385, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2386, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives
depicting bus 2399, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2403, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting
the interior of bus 2610, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2622, 2 8x10 black and white photo negatives
depicting bus 2664, 2 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting the interior of bus 2692, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative
depicting bus 2700, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2710, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting
bus 2740, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2779, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2823,
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2838, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2845, 1 5x7
black and white photo negative depicting bus 2849, 1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting bus 2904, 1 5x7 black and
white photo negative depicting bus 2906, 2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 2907, 2 5x7 black and white photo
negative depicting the interior of bus 3003, 3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting bus 3004
box 10, folder 5
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
5 7x9 black and white photographic prints depicting early models of Pacific Electric Railway buses, 1 7x9 and 1 8x10 black
and white photographic prints depicting bus 55 and other buses of the same model, 1 5x7 black and white photographic print
depicting bus 69, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting the interior of bus 208, 4 8x10 black and white photographs
depicting bus 220, 4 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting bus 228, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting
bus 315, 4 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 372, 4 8x10 black and white photographic prints and 10 5x7 black
and white photographic prints depicting bus 405
box 10, folder 6
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 1686, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 1911, 1 8x10 black and
white photograph depicting bus 2000, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2007, 1 8x10 black and white photograph
depicting bus 2009, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2043, 5 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus
2050
box 10, folder 7
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2056, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2056, 1 8x10 black
and white photograph depicting bus 2082, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2084, 3 8x10 black and white photographs
depicting bus 2100, 5 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2125, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus
2206, 5 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2230, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2272, 1 8x10
black and white photograph depicting bus 2280
box 10, folder 8
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2307, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2307, 4 8x10 black
and white photographs depicting bus 2320, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2339, 4 8x10 black and white photographs
depicting bus 2385, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2339, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus
2399, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2403, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2418, 1 8x10
black and white photograph depicting bus 2502
box 10, folder 9
Bus Photographs
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
4 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2533, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2610, 3 8x10 black
and white photographs depicting bus 2622, 3 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2664, 3 8x10 black and white photographs
depicting bus 2692, 5 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 2712, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus
2781, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2903, 1 8x10 black and white photograph depicting bus 2918, 3 8x10 black
and white photographs depicting bus 3003, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting bus 3004
box 11, folder 1
Hollywood Line
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
5 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting Pacific Electric Railway service on the Hollywood Line
box 11, folder 2
San Fernando Valley Line
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
8 8x10 black and white photographs and 4 5x7 black and white photographic negatives depicting Pacific Electric Railway service
to the San Fernando Valley
box 11, folder 3
Sierra Madre line
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting Pacific Electric Railway service to Sierra Madre
box 11, folder 4
Dimensions
undated
Scope and Contents
Dimensions, including measurements, material, equipment, weights, and number of seats for 650 - 749, 5000-5029, 1001- 1027,
1100-1149, 1200-1221 series cars
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item 70-83. Appears to be scanned from a book. If we have this book, we do not need these copies
in the archive
box 11, folder 5
Sold to other agencies
undated
Scope and Contents
7 8x10 black and white photographs depicting streetcars that had been sold to Portland Traction, 3 5x7 black and white photographs,
7 black and white 8x10 photographic prints, 1 5x5 black and white photographic print, and 2 5x7 black and white negatives
depicting Pacific Electric vehicles sold to FC Urquizen in Buenos Aires, Argentina
box 12, folder 7
Sold to other agencies
undated
Scope and Contents
magazine template for PE magazine featuring a story about sending cars to Buenos Aires
box 11, folder 6
Non-revenue Cars
undated
Scope and Contents
1 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 2 3x4 black and white photographic prints depicting Pacific Electric Railway Company
non-revenue cars
Series 4
Maps and Routes
1915-1917
box 5, folder 1
Timetables
bulk
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of several PE lines from 1915, Photocopy of Whittier Line La Habra - Fullerton Line service, Photocopy of Catalina
- Wilmington Service, Photocopy of Motor Coach Lines service in Glendale, 2 timetables for Long Beach - Huntington Park Motor
Coach Line service, Los Angeles Local lines service, Beverly - Sunset Blvds. motor coach lines service, Hollywood - Beverly
Hills - University motor coach line service, Venice Short Line service, 1 photocopy of “Routes and Service of the Motor Coach
Lines in the City of Glendale, in effect March 1, 1934, 1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa- Glendora Line
dated December 23, 1936, 1 copy of a timetable for the Alhambra – San Gabriel – Temple City Line dated February 13, 1937,
1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line dated July 27, 1937, 1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora
Line dated February 21, 1938, 1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line dated November 7, 1938, 1
copy of a timetable for the Alhambra – San Gabriel – Temple City Line dated November 11, 1938, 1 copy of a timetable for the
Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line dated March 1, 1939, 1 copy of a timetable for the Alhambra – San Gabriel – Temple City
Line dated June 16, 1939, 1 copy of a timetable for the Garvey Avenue Line dated January 25, 1939, copy of a timetable for
the Alhambra – San Gabriel – Temple City Line dated January 15, 1940, 1 timetable effective May 20, 1943 listing service from
Los Angeles to Long Beach and Los Angeles to San Pedro, 1 timetable listing rail service on the Los Angeles – Huntington Beach
– Newport Beach line, 2 copies of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line and Sierra Madre Line dated June
1, 1943, 1 copy of a timetable for the Los Angeles-Huntington Beach-Newport Beach Rail Line dated June 28, 1943, 2 copies
of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line and Sierra Madre Line dated December 16, 1946, 1 copy of a timetable
for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line and Sierra Madre Line dated April 11, 1947, 1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora
Line and Sierra Madre Line dated May 22, 1947, 1 copy of a timetable for the Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora Line and Sierra
Madre Line dated June 10, 1949, 1 booklet containing time tables for various Pacific Electric Railway lines dated December
1, 1937, 1 copy of a timetable for special service to Santa Anita Park for the 1938-39 meeting, 1 copy of a timetable for
special service to Santa Anita Park for the 1939-40 stakes, 1 copy of a timetable for special service to Santa Anita Park
for the 1940-41 meeting, 1 announcement of new service on the Los Angeles-Monrovia Glendora Motor Coach Line, Los Angeles
- via Beverly Hills motor coach service, Los Angeles - Long Beach Los Angeles - San Pedro rail service, Arcadia-Monrovia-Azusa-Glendora
rail service, Los Angeles - Huntington beach - Newport Beach rail service, Los Angeles Local Lines rail and motor coach service,
Pacific Electric Railway Company TimeTable No. 1, Venice Short Line rail service, Arlington Riverside San Bernadino Redlands
motor coach service, Hollywood - Beverly Hills - University motor coach service, Riverside service
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-27, 70-60, 70-22, 70-33, 70-57, 70-58, 70-70, 70-52, 70-54, 70-55, 70-56, 70-44, 70-45,
70-42, 70-68, 70-60, 70-59, 70-65, 70-17, 70-51, 70-48, 70-50, 70-47, 70-76, several items written on by previous archivist
box 12, folder 3
Timetables
1937-1948
Scope and Contents
Glendale Local Motor Coach Lines timetable (August 9, 1937), Los Angeles - Fullerton - Santa Ana Line timetable (July 14,
1939), Los Angeles – San Bernadino – Riverside – Redlands Motor Transit Line timetable (November 6, 1939), Los Angeles - Fullerton
- Santa Ana Line timetable (July 14, 1939), Venice Short Line timetable (July 1, 1940), Whittier Blvd. Local Motor Line (October
6, 1948).
Separated Materials
Separated from timetables in Box 5, Folder 1 due to size.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as 70-51, 70-48, 70 – 50, 70-47, 70-76
box 12, folder 4
Profile maps
1919-02
Scope and Contents
Condensed profile of the Hawthorne El Nido Line
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-138
box 5, folder 2
Official Distance Table
1929-03
Scope and Contents
Official Distance Table for Passenger Rate Purposes
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-10
box 5, folder 3
New Service Announcements
1950 September -1953-06
Scope and Contents
New service announcements for the Los Angeles - Culver City - Venice, Los Angeles - Monrovia - Glendora, Los Angeles - Sierra
Vista, Los Angeles (Hill St.) - North Hollywood - Van Nuys via Hollywood, and the Hill St. - Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood
Motor Coach Lines
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-123, 70-128, 70-125, 70-124, 70-126
box 5, folder 4
Maps
circa 1952
Scope and Contents
1 35mm color slide depicting a map of Pacific Electric service circa 1952, 1 1952 map of the Pacific Electric Lines
Series 5
Public Relations
1915-1950
box 5, folder 5
Publicity Photos
circa 1915 - circa 1950
Scope and Contents
1 8x10 black and white photo print and 2 5x7 black and white photo prints depicting a “bathing beauties” contest, 1 8x10 black
and white photo print and 1 3x4 black and white photo negative depicting passengers sitting inside of a Pacific Electric Railway
streetcar, 2 8x10 black and white photo prints and 1 3x4 black and white photo negative depicting passengers exiting a Pacific
Electric Railway streetcar, 2 8x10 black and white photographs depicting Pacific Electric Railway employees at the L.A. County
Fair
box 5, folder 6
Rose Hill Station
circa 1935
Scope and Contents
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting passengers boarding at Rose Hill Station
box 5, folder 7
Temple City Line Extension Ceremony
1946
Scope and Contents
4 black and white 8x10 photographs depicting the Temple City Line extension ceremony
box 5, folder 8, box 5, folder 9, box 5, folder 10, box 5, folder 11
Newspaper Clippings Re: Modernization Program
1949 February 28-1950 January 01
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings of articles mentioning the replacement of Pacific Electric rail lines with bus service.
box 5, folder 12
PERy Scope
1950 September
Scope and Contents
1 issue of "PERy Scope"
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-4
box 5, folder 13
Advertisements
undated
Scope and Contents
4 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting advertisements printed by the Pacific Electric Railway company
box 5, folder 14
Rerouting of bus line in Fontana
undated
Scope and Contents
8 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting publicity stills taken for the rerouting of bus lines in Fontana
box 5, folder 15
Posters
undated
Scope and Contents
8 black and white 5x7 photo negatives and 2 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting courtesy posters, employee
morale posters, a bond poster, and safety posters
Series 6
Corporate Culture
1920-1954
box 1, folder 1
Pacific Electric Hill Street Station
circa 1920 - circa 1940
Scope and Contents
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Hill Street Station, 9 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting
passengers in the interior of the Pacific Electric Railway Hill Street Station.
box 1, folder 2
Butte Street Yards
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Butte Street Yards.
box 1, folder 3
Supervisor's Car
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
4 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting Pacific Electric supervisor’s cars and radio controls
box 1, folder 4-6
Pacific Electric Railway and WWII
circa 1942
Scope and Contents
Folder 4: 25 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting WWII soldiers boarding Pacific Electric Railway vehicles at
the 6th and Main Street Station Folder 5: 6 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting WWII soldiers boarding Pacific
Electric Railway vehicles at the 6th and Main Street Station, 7 8x10 black and white photographic print depicting WWII soldiers
boarding Pacific Electric Railway vehicles at the San Bernardino station, 3 black and white photographic prints depicting
the Navy Car, 5 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting WWII soldiers boarding streetcars at the San Bernardino
Station, 6 8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting Victory in the Pacific Day celebrations outside of the Pacific
Electric Railway Building at 6th Street and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles Folder 6: 6 5x7 black and white photo negatives
depicting WWII soldiers boarding streetcars, 1 8x10 black and white photographic print depicting the “Victory Train/Tokyo
Special” locomotive running through downtown Los Angeles with a layout superimposed to be used as the cover for the September
1945 issue of Pacific Electric Magazine
box 1, folder 7
Token Storage
1943
Scope and Contents
3 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting token storage at the Pacific Electric Railway building
box 1, folder 8
Pacific Electric Subway Terminal
1946 May 1954
Scope and Contents
15 5x7 black and white photo negatives, 5 8x10 black and white photographic prints, 1 3x3 black and white photographic print,
and 1 5x7 black and white photographic print depicting the interior lobby, track level, and the main concourse
box 1, folder 9-13
Pacific Electric Railway Building, Sixth and Main
circa 1943 - circa 1950
Scope and Contents
Folder 9: 34 8x10 black and white photographic prints and 1 5x7 black and white photographs depicting the exterior of the
Pacific Electric Railway Building at 6th and Main in downtown Los Angeles, 1 4x4 black and white photographic print and 9
8x10 black and white photographic prints depicting the interior of the Pacific Electric Railway Building at 6th and Main in
downtown Los Angeles Folder 10: 30 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Pacific Electric Railway building at
6th and Main in Downtown Los Angeles Folder 11: 19 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Pacific Electric Railway
building at 6th and Main in Downtown Los Angeles Folder 12: 36 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Pacific
Electric Railway building at 6th and Main in Downtown Los Angeles Folder 13: 20 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting
the Pacific Electric Railway building at 6th and Main in Downtown Los Angeles
box 1, folder 14
Logos
undated
Scope and Contents
1 35mm color slide depicting the Pacific Electric Railway logo, 1 35mm color slide depicting the Pacific Electric Railway
logo and the Los Angeles Motor Coach Lines logo
Series 7
Facilities
1940-1950
box 1, folder 17
Dolores Yard
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
10 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Dolores Yard
box 1, folder 18
San Bernardino Yard and Shops
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
4 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the San Bernardino Yard, 7 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting San
Bernardino Station
box 1, folder 19
Macy Yard & Shops
circa 1943 - November 1950
Scope and Contents
19 5x7 black and white photo negatives depicting the Macy Yard and Shops
box 1, folder 20
Divisions and Buildings
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
21 8x10 black and white photo prints, 1 5x7 black and white photo print depicting unidentified Pacific Electric Railway Divisions
and Buildings
box 2, folder 1
Divisions and Buildings
circa 1950
Scope and Contents
16 8x10 black and white photo prints, 5 4x5 black and white photo negatives depicting unidentified Pacific Electric Railway
Divisions and Buildings
Series 8
Correspondence
1952-1954
folder 1, folder 15
Buenos Aires
1952 May 15
Scope and Contents
Cover letter from A. Lastiri Ruiz, representative of Transportes de Buenos Aires that accompanied photographs of PE streetcars
in Buenos Aires, 1 typed caption attached to square piece of cardstock, 1 empty envelope labeled, "old time car", 1 piece
of lined paper with typed and handwritten questions about PE Passenger Rail Cars in Buenos Aires, 1 magazine cover layout
drawn on paper.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-31
folder 1, folder 16
Public Utilities Commission
1954 September 14
Scope and Contents
A cover letter addressed to William H. Gorman of the Public Utilities Commission and two copies of "Condition of Overhead
Facilities - Southern District" presented "in connection with applications of the Metropolitan Coach Lines"
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-24
Series 9
Contracts and Agreements
1953-1956
box 12, folder 8
Master Agreement
circa 1953
Scope and Contents
Documentation of agreements made during the sale of Pacific Electric Company to Western Transit Systems, Inc.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no.70-15
box 12, folder 9
Contract with Metropolitan Coach Lines
1956 December 26
Scope and Contents
Contract between Pacific Electric Railway Company and Metropolitan Coach Lines in which PE sells 78 rail passenger cars and
electrical facilities to MCL.
box 13, box 14
Small Books Series 10
1905-1951
box 13
Bates List Finder
undated
Scope and Contents
1 Bates List Finder containing contact information for various individuals and organizations
box 13
Rules and Regulations for the Government of Employees
1905 February 01
Scope and Contents
1 booklet containing rules and regulations for employees of the Pacific Electric Railway Company and Los Angeles Inter-Urban
Railway Company
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-84
box 13
Gillespie's Guide
circa 1916
Scope and Contents
Information about taking streetcars to various destinations in Los Angeles
box 13
Pacific Electric Railway Hospital Association Rules and Regulations
1951 July
Scope and Contents
1 booklet informing PE employees about the Hospital Association's rules and procedures
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-18
box 13
The Electric Railway Instructor
circa 1917
Scope and Contents
1 book by Byron Dixon created to help new employees of electric railways companies learn about train dispatching
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item no. 70-86
box 13
Construction and Operation of Passenger and Freight Equipment
1917
Scope and Contents
2 copies of book by Byron Dixon created to help employees of electric railways companies learn about freight equipment
box 14
Agreement Between Pacific Electric Railway Company and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
1951 May 01
Scope and Contents
1 book by the Pacific Electric Railway Company containing a schedule agreed upon by the Pacific Electric Railway Company and
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
box 14
Pacific Electric Railway Company Special Instructions to Employees of the Transportation Department Relating to (1) Preparation
and use of Trainmen's Daily Time and Car Movement Report (Form 2370-K) (2) Regulations for Employees' Uniforms (3) Merit System
of Discipline (4) Federal Hours of Service Act
1945 February 01
Scope and Contents
1 booklet created for the Pacific Electric Railway Company Transportation Department
box 14
Pacific Electric Railway Company Rules and Regulations of the Transportation Department
1943 November 15
Scope and Contents
Book containing rules and regulations of the transportation department. 1 update pasted into the front of the book. Inscribed
"No. 1307," "E. Lamp," "G. R. Watkins," "C. A. Morine, 4/21/44"
box 14
Pacific Electric Railway Company Rules and Regulations of the Transportation Department
1946 June 01
Scope and Contents
Book containing rules and regulations of the transportation department, inscribed "No. 3238" and "K. E. McCollum"
Miscellaneous Series 11
1945-1964
box 11, folder 7, box 12, folder 11
Howard Francis Christenson
1945-1961
Scope and Contents
1 issue of a California State Employee newsmagazine, 1 document containing Christenson's employment history, 11 receipts for
registering as a professional engineer,1 certificate issued to Christenson recognizing him as a registered professional engineer
in electrical engineering in the state of California, personal materials belonging to Howard Francis Christenson including
California State Employee magazines, certificate of twenty-five years of service, and notes on a circuit distance table, material
related to Christenson's application for registration as a professional engineer in the state of California
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item 70-20
box 11, folder 8
Train Tickets, Northern/Eastern Division
undated
Scope and Contents
Train tickets from San Bernardino-Redlands-Riverside form ET1B; Pasadena local lines forms JT-10, JT-11; Suburban Transfer
forms TN-4. A, B, C, E, F, G; TN-5. C, D, F, I, J, C, M, P, U; TN-6; Motor Transit District Transfer form TMT1; South Pasadena/
Avenue 64 Line forms T.N.S.2 A, C, D, E, G.
box 11, folder 9
Train Tickets, Western Division
undated
Scope and Contents
Train tickets from Hollywood local and transfer lines forms JT-1 A, E; JT-2 A, JT-3 C, I, M; JT-4 A; C; JT-5; JT6 B, E, I,
K, N, S, U; JT-12 A; TW-1 G; TW-3 D, F; TW-6 D, G; TW-9, San Fernando Valley Transfer line form TW-7; Glendale-Burbank line
forms JT-7 A; JT-9 A, C, D, E; TW-2 G, I, J; TW-5; TW-8.
box 11, folder 10
Train Tickets, Southern Division
undated
Scope and Contents
Train tickets from Southern Division form TS-1; Long Beach line forms TS-3 F, H, I, K.
box 11, folder 11
Brief History of Pacific Electric Railway Company Fares
undated
Scope and Contents
1 photocopy of a document titled "Brief History of Pacific Electric Railway Company Fares"
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item 70-30
box 11, folder 12
Signs
undated
Scope and Contents
2 5x7 black and white photo negatives and 1 8x10 black and white photographic print depicting bus stop signs
box 11, folder 13
Notes
undated
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item 70-23, difficult to read
box 11, folder 14
Miscellaneous
1948-1964
Scope and Contents
1 5x7 black and white photo negative depicting a “History Chart” of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, 2 lists of locations,
miles, and revenue, 2 copies of a joint passenger tariff for Pacific Greyhound Lines INC. in connection with Motor Transit
Company for the honoring of Pacific Greyhound lines tickets via the Motor Transit Company between station in California, 1
introduction card for C.C. Potts at the Golden Gate International Exposition to introduce Charles F. Quirmbach of the Pacific
Electric Railway Company, 1 postcard depicting an accident involving a Pacific Electric Railway car, 3 group photos depicting
unidentified persons on unidentified Pacific Electric Railway Company excursions, 4 tickets for one fare on Pacific Electric
Railway Co., 1 sheet of paper containing a request from the traffic manager and passenger traffic manager requesting the public
to vote no on propositions 1 and 2, a Jitney proposition and a bus proposition, 1 photocopy of a notice posted March 27, 1948
to trainmen in the Southern District notifying them of complaints made by the Long Beach Police Department about motormen
running red traffic signals on American Avenue, 1 photocopy if a traffic survey given to passengers, 1 notice of the annual
meeting of stockholders and special meeting of stockholders
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as item 70-11, 70-73, 70-74, 70-90
box 14
Tokens
undated
Scope and Contents
1 token, for one fare on the Pacific Electric Railway Company
box 14
Cuff links
undated
Scope and Contents
Set of two gold-colored cuff links with "PE" in script on the face. Back engravings read "Waterbury Co's Inc. Conn." and "Superior
Quality."
