PE Trolley #655 - Pacific Electric

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.