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Travel Town, Los Angeles, Photo Essay

Train of Thought - Travel Town

Travel Town Transportation Museum
5200 Zoo Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90027
Operations: (323) 662-5874
Email: Travel.Town@lacity.org


By Carl Morrison, Carl@TrainWeb.com

A Photo Essay on Travel Town - a great railfan destination while in Los Angeles, California.  Other nearby destinations in Griffith Park include the Los Angeles Zoo, Griffith Park Observatory, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles Live Steamers, Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn, and other famous spots.





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Locomotive Information from:  http://www.laparks.org/grifmet/tt/roster_locomotive.htm


   
ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE #664

Built: 1899 by Baldwin
Donated: 1953 by the Santa Fe Railroad
Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Cylinders: 21" x 28" Driver Diameter: 57"
Weight: 70 tons



ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE #664



SOUTHERN PACIFIC #1273

Built: 1921 by Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops
Donated: 1957 by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0
Cylinders: 20: x 26" Driver Diameter: 57"
Weight: 76 tons



SOUTHERN PACIFIC #3025


Built: 1904 by American Locomotive Company,
Schenectady Works Donated: 1952 by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-2 (Atlantic)
Cylinders: 20" x 28" Driver Diameter: 81"
Weight: 115 tons




SOUTHERN PACIFIC #3025



"Old Man of the Steel."

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE #664



PICKERING LUMBER #2

Built: 1918 by Heisler
Donated: 1957 by the Pickering Lumber Corporation
Wheel Arrangement: 3 Truck Heisler
Cylinders: 17" x 15" Driver Diameter: 38"
Weight: 75 tons


PICKERING LUMBER #2



SHARP AND FELLOWS #7

Built: 1902 by American Locomotive Company,
Dickson Works
Donated: 1955 by the Sharp and Fellows Contracting
Company
Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-2
Cylinders: 20" x 26" Driver Diameter: 56"
Weight: 75 tons


SANTA MARIA VALLEY #1000


Built: 1920 by American Locomotive Company,
Schenectady Works
Donated: 1953 by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Cylinders: 20" x 28" Driver Diameter: 48"
Weight: 97 tons



WESTERN PACIFIC #26

Built: 1909 by American Locomotive Company,
Schenectady Works Donated: 1954 by the
Western Pacific Railroad
Wheel Arrangement: 2-8-0 (Consolidation)
Cylinders: 22" X 30" Driver Diameter: 57"
Weight: 119 tons


WESTERN PACIFIC #26



STOCKTON TERMINAL & EASTERN #1

Built: 1864 by Norris-Lancaster
Donated: 1953 by the Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0 (American)
Cylinders: 16" x 22" Driver Diameter: 63"
Weight: 33 tons



STOCKTON TERMINAL & EASTERN #1



STOCKTON TERMINAL & EASTERN #1


CONROCK #1

Built: 1925 by American Locomotive Company, Cooke Works
Donated: 1958 by Consolidated Rock Products
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0T
Cylinders: 17" x 24" Driver Diameter: 44"
Weight: 65 tons



CALIFORNIA WESTERN #56
(Skunk Train)a

Built: 1955 by Baldwin
Donated: 1992 by Railroads of Hawaii
1200 Horsepower
Weight: 120 tons



SHARP AND FELLOWS #7

and

WESTERN PACIFIC #26



LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY #1543

Built: 1911 by American Car and Foundry
Purchased as scrap in 1961
560 Horsepower
Weight: 61 tons


LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY #1543





Restoration in progress.


RICHFIELD OIL TANK CAR #670

Built: 1911
Donated: 1961 by Richfield Oil Company



SOUTHERN PACIFIC STOCK CAR #163

Built: 1890s, possibly by the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad's shops in Nevada
Donated: 1960 by Southern Pacific
Narrow gauge


Horse-drawn freight wagon and buggy beside baggage/mail car.



Circus Wagon for a Leopard. horse-drawn.

While working with these photos, my 'Train of Thought' led me to make some of the photos black and white, to make them appear more timely.

Remember:

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Sepia tone above, the rest of the page is black and white.














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