Peoria & Eastern (PE) 655 - UNKNOWN Trolley

The fare or toll box was located in the center of the car by the side doors for passengers to deposit their fare money.

This is the other half of the car with the fare box between the two halves by the side doors.

Interior view of Pacific Electric trolley #655. Trolley #655 at the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly Orange Empire Railway Museum) is a historic "Hollywood Car" from the Pacific Electric Railway. Built in 1924 by the St. Louis Car Company, it is currently cosmetically restored and on public display at the museum in Perris, California. Car #655 operated on various Pacific Electric lines, including the Hollywood Boulevard and Echo Park Avenue lines, until its retirement in 1954. In 1949, it was renumbered to 5094 when it was converted for one-man operation. The car was saved from a scrap pile at Terminal Island by Richard Fellows and was later donated to the museum by his widow, Lois Fellows. While it has been restored to "showroom condition" externally, it currently lacks motors and electrical gear. It is a long-term project to return it to full operating condition, and donations are accepted through the museum's Red Car Fund.

Nice information sign posted near the trolley.

Pacific Electric (PE) Trolley #655, a 1924 "Hollywood" car, is a key exhibit at the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum) in Perris, California. Rescued from a scrap heap in 1958 by collector Richard Fellows, the trolley was later acquired by the museum and has been meticulously restored to its original 1920s "Butterfly" paint scheme. This specific trolley, along with car #1058, was featured in the 1988 Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.