The Los Angeles Public Library has in its online collection 791 photographs of the late LA photographer William Reagh, who took some forty thousand photos of the city from the Thirties until 1991. There are quite a few of railroad subjects. A link to the full online collection is here on the libraries website. A very good web feature on KCET's website is here.
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| Southern Pacific "Bullring" or River Station Yard, Los Angeles, California 1957 |
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| Same yard after conversion to intermodal, 1987 |
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| 1938, The Santa Fe at the N. end of 1st. Street Yard |
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| Same area, 1986 - view looks north. |
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| Angels' Flight from Clay Street, no date. |
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| Santa Fe Second District bridge over the LA River, 1988 |
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| 1983 view looking south on the Santa Fe Second District LA River Bridge and the SP in the foreground. |
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| Spring Street, 1983 |
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| Banning Street 1980 |
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| Banning Street 1980 |
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| A nice little standing wave in the LA River. 1978 |
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| 1967 view of Santa Fe LA Coach Yard. |
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| 1966 San Pedro This scene would make quite the girder rail modeling project. |
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| 1950 view of the iconic 6th St. Bridge |
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| Gasometer, 1944 |
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| Santa Fe westbound passenger train crosses the LA River, 1939 |
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| Mr. Reagh must have had enough interest in trains to have made at least one trip to Cajon. |
