Travel Town Museum

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Travel Town Museum is a railroad museum located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. It was established in 1952 with the donation of SP 0-6-0 3025 as its first locomotive. It features a collection of historic steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, passenger cars, and freight cars.

Visitors to Travel Town can explore the museum's collection of trains and related exhibits, take a ride on a miniature train that circles the museum grounds, and learn about the history of railroading in California and the United States. The museum also offers educational programs and special events throughout the year, such as guided tours, holiday train rides, and steam locomotive demonstrations.

Travel Town is open to the public free of charge, although donations are accepted to support the museum's ongoing preservation and educational efforts. The museum is a popular destination for families with young children, train enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the history of transportation in the United States.

For more information, please visit the official Travel Town Museum web site .

Steam Locomotives on Display

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AT&SF 2-8-0 #664

AT&SF 2-8-0 #664 was a steam locomotive operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) in the United States. Originally numbered 891, this was part of the 664 class of steam locomotives, which were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1898.

The 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, also known as a Consolidation type, was a common freight locomotive design in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The "2-8-0" designation refers to the arrangement of the locomotive's wheels, with two leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.

AT&SF 2-8-0 #664 served the AT&SF for over five decades on Santa Fe's Northern, Southern, Panhandle, Plains, and Gulf Divisions. The engine's appearance changed very little during its 55-year career, and the locomotive was in active service when the Santa Fe Railroad donated it to Travel Town.

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Conrock 0-6-0ST #1

#1 was built in 1925 by Alco (Cooke Works) for Reliance Rock in Azusa, CA. Consolidated Rock Products (Conrock) acquired the locomotive in January, 1929. #1 was a tank-type locomotive and weighed 65 tons. Specifically, it was a saddle-tank locomotive where the water tank, in the shape of a saddle, was draped over the boiler of the locomotive. With fuel carried in a bunker behind the cab, there was no need for a tender, making this type of locomotive very suitable for yard switching duties.

Conrock #1 was donated to the museum in 1958 by Consolidated Rock Products.

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Camino-Placerville & Lake Tahoe 3-Truck Shay #2

This 3-Truck Shay was built in 1922 by Lima Locomotive Works for the Little River Redwood Company in Crannell, CA as their #4. Little River Redwood merged into Hammond & Little River Redwood in 1931. In 1935 the engine was sold to the Camino, Placerville & Lake Tahoe as their #2. In 1936 it was sold to Michigan-California Lumber Company. It was donated to the museum in 1955 by Michigan-California.

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Los Angeles Harbor Department 0-4-0ST #31

#31 was built in 1921 by the Davenport Locomotive Works. 31 was used to haul rock in the Catalina Island quarry. The rock was used in the construction of the Los Angeles Harbor and breakwater.

Destined to be scrapped, 31 was rescued from a scrapyard and donated to the museum in 1952 by the City of Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Harbor Department 0-4-0ST #32

#32 was built in 1914 by Alco (Rogers Works). 32 was used to haul rock in the Catalina Island quarry. The rock was used in the construction of the Los Angeles Harbor and breakwater.

Destined to be scrapped, 32 was rescued from a scrapyard and donated to the museum in 1952 by the City of Los Angeles.

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Pickering Lumber 3-Truck Heisler #2

#2 was built by Heisler in 1918 for the Hetch Hetchy Railroad. It was used during the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam which was to provide a water source for San Francisco and surrounding areas. After the completion of the dam, it was sold in 1923 to the Standard Lumber Company (Pickering Lumber). It was donated to the museum in 1957 by the Pickering Lumber Corporation.

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Sharp & Fellows 2-6-2 #7

#7 was built as a 2-6-0 in 1902 by Alco (Dickson Works) for the Minnesota Land and Construction Company. It was sold to the Dulutn, Virginia & Rainy Lake Railway in 1903. In 1909 it was sold to C. H. Sharp Construction Company who added a two-wheel trailing truck. It was then used in the construction of the Santa Fe Railway system from Kansas to California. During WWI, #7 served at Camp Kearney, San Diego. It was donated to the museum in 1955 by the Sharp & Fellows Contracting Company.

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Santa Maria Valley 2-8-2 #1000

This 2-8-2 was built in 1920 by Alco (Schenectady Works) for the Hetch Hetchy Railroad as their #4. It was used during the construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam which was to provide a water source for San Francisco and surrounding areas. After the completion of the dam, it was sold to the Newaukum Valley Railroad in Washington and renumbered 1000. In 1944 it was sold to the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. It was donated to the museum in 1953 by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad.

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Southern Pacific 0-6-0 #1273

SP 1273 was built in 1921 by the Southern Pacific (Sacramento Shops). It was donated to the museum in 1957 by the Southern Pacific.

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Southern Pacific 0-4-0 #20

#20 was built as an 0-4-2T in 1880 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Market Street, Park & Cliff Railroad in San Francisco. Because it was used on a "Street Railroad", it was constructed with a wooden shell representing a street car. Supposedly, this was to prevent it from frightening horses. Locomotives like this were sometimes called "Steam Motors" or "Steam Dummies". This locomotive changed hands and was renumbered many times. In 1905 it was converted to an 0-4-0T before being used as a shop switcher by the Southern Pacific. It has been on permanent loan since 1954 by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Southern California Chapter.

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Southern Pacific 4-4-2 #3025

3025 was built in 1904 by Alco (Schenectady Works). It was built with very tall drivers (81 inches) for passenger service on the California coast and possibly used on the Daylight, Starlight, and Lark trains. It was donated to the museum in 1952 by the Southern Pacific.

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Stockton Terminal & Eastern 4-4-0 #1

This 4-4-0 was built in 1864 by Norris-Lancaster. This was one of 10 locomotives used to construct a railroad line between Sacramento and San Jose. Those 10 locomotives were lettered "A" through "J". This locomotive was letter "G" and named "Mariposa". It was then acquired by the Central Pacific and became their second #31, replacing a previous #31 which has suffered an explosion. It was sold to the Stockton, Terminal and Eastern in 1914. It was donated to the museum in 1953 by the Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad.

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Union Pacific 0-6-0 #4439

4439 was built by Baldwin in 1918 for the Union Pacific. 4439 was one of many 0-6-0s that worked in switching yards. 4439 worked for many years in Cheyenne, WY and then on the Loas Angeles Harbor Belt line. It was retired in 1957 due to an order by the Air Pollution Control Board. It was donated to the museum in 1957 by the Union Pacific.

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Western Pacific 2-8-0 #26

26 was built in 1909 by Alco (Schenectady Words) for the Western Pacific. It spent time working in Utah and Nevada. It was donated to the museum in 1954 by the Western Pacific Railroad.

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California Western RS-12 #56

56 was built in 1955 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as the McCloud River 33. A total of 50 RS-12s were built by Baldwin. This model had 1200 hp with AAR a type B-B wheel arrangement. In 1969 it was sold to the Chrome Crankshaft Company and then in 1970 sold to the California Western Railroad in Fort Bragg. There is was renumbered as their 56.

56 came to Travel Town with the intention of operating on Travel Town's own proposed railroad through Griffith Park to the Los Angeles Zoo.

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American Locomotive Crane #1887

This crane was built in 1943 by the American Hoist & Derrick Company. Its lifting capacity is 40 tons (50 tons with outriggers). It was donated to the museum in 1999 by the Boeing Corporation.

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Pacific Electric #1544

1544 was built in 1902 by the North Shore Railroad. It is a one-of-a-kind electric locomotive constructed from two steam locomotive slope-back tenders. It reportedly drew such large amounts of current that other electric cars on the line would slow to a crawl, and therefore, was not considered a success. It was purchased in 1917 by Pacific Electric and used on various construction projects in Los Angeles until being retired in 1952. It was donated to the museum in 1953 by the Pacific Electric Company.

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Travel Town #52

"Charley Atkins" was built in 1941 by EMD for the US Navy and served at the Torpedo Station on Goat Island, RI. It later served at the Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego. In 1962 it was transferred to the McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corporation in Torrance, CA. It was donated to the museum in 1988 by the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation and became the first display locomotive at the museum to move under its own power since 1961.

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On the eastern end of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley — wedged in between hills on one side and an endless sea of vehicular traffic from a nearby freeway on the other — lies a veritable island of railroad equipment open to the public.

Created in the early 1950s, it is officially known as the Travel Town Museum . Located just inside the edge of sprawling Griffith Park, this city-owned facility is a pleasant and affordable display with more than 40 railroad locomotives, freight and passenger cars, and other equipment, most of it tied together from spending its working lives in California.

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Inside its nicely manicured grounds, a variety of displays, mostly of smaller to medium-sized equipment await visitors.

Examples include a three-truck Heisler, a three-truck Shay, 0-6-0s from Union Pacific and Santa Fe, a 4-4-0 from the Stockton Terminal & Eastern, 2-8-0s from Santa Fe and Western Pacific, a 2-8-2 that once worked for the Hetch Hetchy, a Southern Pacific 4-4-2, and a variety of saddle tankers that switched local industries.

Visitors can also find other forms of motive power at Travel Town including an operable Baldwin RS12 light road switcher that last worked for California Western, an operable EMD Model 40 center-cab switcher, and a slew of heavyweight and streamlined passenger cars. Southern Pacific narrow-gauge freight and passenger cars are represented, too, along with a Santa Fe motor car. Tucked in between the other equipment is a Pacific Electric freight motor.

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There is a nice collection of signal equipment, and displays of maintenance of way tools, switches, as well as examples of railroad menu and China pieces.

Other pieces of transportation history include a hand drawn fire hose cart, a milk delivery dray, a chariot that was a prop in the MGM movie Ben-Hur, a 1930s Packard, and a 1948 Nash Ambassador Sedan.

Want to visit? Travel Town is open seven days a week. Oh yes, and admission is free.

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Travel Town Museum

Travel town museum is open 10am-5pm seven days a week (closed thanksgiving day & christmas day)., no reservations to visit are needed., the exhibit hall, gallery, and depot are now open., we are currently taking reservations for picnic areas and our party cars will be reopening on 12/4/22., feel free to give us a call at (323) 662-5874 if you have any questions., days & hours of operation.

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Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park Los Angeles

Travel Town Museum is a historic railroad museum in Griffith Park that was created in the 1950s and which preserves the history of California and its connection to the trains and railroads that helped build it. The museum features a big park, dozens of train cars, interior exhibits, and a train you can actually ride. It is fantastic for families or anyone who enjoys trains, and here is all the information if you want to check it out.  

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  • Free to enter
  • $3.50 for a train ride
  • Closed on Wednesdays and periodically for events. Check their site before going
  • 10 AM – 5 PM on the days it is open
  • Location: 5200 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Getting There

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From the 5 Freeway North, you will get off on the Forest Lawn Drive exit and turn left to go under the freeway. You will then turn left again on Zoo Drive and see the parking lot entrance in front of you. The parking lot here is pretty big, but it can fill up on the weekends.

Here is a video I made from my recent visit.

Travel Town Museum

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After parking, you can head into the museum and railyard to start exploring.

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The first few trains you will see are the ones that you can actually rent out for birthday parties. I have to imagine this would be a ton of fun if your child were into trains.

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You can also climb up into a few of them as well.

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You will notice that there is a track that surrounds the whole area. This track is for the train that you can pay to ride if you would like.  

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If you want to ride it, I would recommend going over there first and getting a ticket so you will know when you can go on it. When we went, we got the last ticket before the conductors were breaking for lunch.

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The train is a lot of fun as it goes slowly around the park twice, and you can see all of the trains on display in a fun way.

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After taking the train, you should explore the interior section, which has exhibits on trains and the history of the railroad in California.  

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There are many train cars in there, and it is worth walking through.

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After exploring the indoor area, head over to the large hanger; it shades the most extensive collection of train cars and engines.  

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This area is pretty cool as it has a lot of trains in excellent condition, and you can walk up into a few of the engines. There is also a store if you want to buy any train-related merchandise and a large grass area to have a picnic on.

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My family loved exploring the Travel Town Museum, and I highly recommend it if you are looking for a fun spot to explore in Los Angeles. Let me know what you think in the comments.

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The Storied History of Travel Town

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There are many terrific venues in Griffith Park and exhibits within venues. Travel Town is a perfect example; it’s a must-visit attraction, especially if you have kids. Or if you’re a big kid who loves all things trains and history!

At Travel Town, you can see and sometimes explore several of the various-use locomotives on display; a L.A. Railway Horse Drawn Car from 1880, a San Francisco Cable Car, and two locomotives from the L.A. Harbor Dept. that originally hauled quarry rock on Catalina Island. These little engines were saved from the scrap heap thanks to Travel Town’s founder, Charley Atkins who secured many of the locomotive wonders on display at this site.

Established in 1952, Atkins’ Travel Town serves as a reminder that travel across great distances used to be difficult and arduous; up until the 19th century, your choice of transportation was limited. You could walk, bump along in wagon trains or stagecoaches, or saddle up on horseback. Traveling from one coast to the other via ship, (navigating around the Cape of Good Horn) was a journey that could take months — even in good weather!

With the advent of trains, travel became easier and even elegant. Technological advances each year made trains more popular with businesses shuttling goods across the country, and passengers who had a desire for travel and exploration.

Travel Town pays tribute to train travel across the spectrum. You can visit passenger, dining and assorted-use boxcars from around the country, including several from Hawaii. The Oahu Railway cars #1 and #36 were donated to Travel Town in 1953. There’s a Southern Pacific Railway Post Office #12 built in 1890, plus a circa 1937 Union Pacific Dormitory/Club car currently undergoing restoration. Many of these locomotives and cars derive from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It’s wonderful to see how well they hold up, despite age and exposure.

The oldest kid on the block is the Stockton Terminal & Eastern #1 locomotive built by Norris-Lancaster in 1864. This engine is proudly put on display for annual events like Depot Days and it always draws crowds of visitors curious to see how folks traveled “back in the days.”

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Tucked among Travel Town’s behemoths from long ago, you’ll find an innocuous little building that houses the delightful Fred Harvey exhibit. Have you ever seen the 1946 movie The Harvey Girls starring Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury? The film tells how in the 1880s, restaurateur Fred Harvey established the first restaurant “chain” and changed the way America ate, especially those in transit along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.

Harvey recognized railroads were quickly drawing the coasts closer together, but that travel was missing a major component : feeding passengers en route. While passengers could find food in small towns, it was an iffy proposition since there were no set standards from town to town. There was also the problem of getting passengers back on board so trains continued to run on time.

Efficiency and cleanliness was the name of the game for Fred Harvey

Through careful planning and execution, Harvey established Harvey Houses across America. Taking orders from menus on trains, and transmitting those orders in advance of the next stop, Harvey solved a huge problem for weary, hungry travelers : finding a decent meal. His wait-staff efficiently fed customers and got them on their way expeditiously.

Even better : Harvey “girls” were recruited from among young, attractive, hardworking women around the country, and were expected to comport themselves tastefully and civilly; highly unusual in the Wild West anything goes mentality of the late 19th century.

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Finally, I was surprised to learn that architect Mary E. J. Colter was hired in 1910 as the architect/decorator for the Fred Harvey Company. At the time, she was one of only a few female architects working in the U.S. She was well-known for blending Spanish Colonial with Mission Revival : sprinkling in Native American and Rustic elements for good measure. Colter’s remarkable, extensive career included 21 projects for Harvey as well as projects in the ever-expanding National Park system.

Travel Town and the Fred Harvey exhibit are two “Don’t Miss” places to visit and linger in Griffith Park.

All aboard!

~Kathryn Louyse, FoGP board member

Currently the Fred Harvey exhibit and all Travel Town interior exhibits (including trains) are closed to the public. Unfortunately these exhibits will remain shuttered for the immediate future, but please keep checking back. More on the Travel Town Museum can be found here .

Train photos: Top/left: Stockton Terminal & Eastern #1. Built in 1864 by Norris-Lancaster Bottom/left: Southern Pacific #3025 , built by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 1904 Top/right: One of two LA Harbor Department Locomotives on exhibit (#31 was built in 1921, #32 was built in 1914) Center/right: San Francisco Cable Car on permanent loan Bottom/right: Pacific Electric #1544 “Electra” built in 1902 by North Shore Railroad

Fred Harvey photos: Top/left: Fred Harvey’s dainty Poppy place setting Center/left: One of Greg’s favorites (and oldest piece) is the silver tea pot. The place setting carries the Fred Harvey insignia. Bottom/left: Southwest Native American motif graces these place settings Top/right: One of the signature uniforms (reproduction) worn by a Harvey girl. The placard spells it out — “The apron must be spotless from the collar to the hem.” Bottom/right: Reproduction postcard of La Fonda Hotel/Restaurant in New Mexico. The back of the postcard would have held a description “Among La Fonda’s many attractions are its sunny patio; the restful lounge with its huge fireplace and deep-cushioned chairs; the New Mexican Room (restaurant); La Cantina (cocktail room); La Placita (outdoor dining room); and the famous orchestra from Old Mexico.”

Photo of Greg and Nancy Gneier at the Fred Harvey Exhibit All photos: Kathryn Louyse

Morris Washington

I love the Travel Town Museum because I’m interested in Railroads and I like to work in one of those shop’s

Kathryn Louyse

We recommend that you contact Nancy to get more information about volunteering activities. https://traveltown.org/get-involved/volunteer/

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According to a historic City of Los Angeles press release from 1952 that can be found on the Travel Town Museum website , the idea that evolved into Travel Town goes back to William Frederickson Jr., the city’s superintendent of recreation of that era. The museum opened in 1952 and the miniature train ride opened to the public in 1978.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Founded by a Griffith Park employee named Charley Atkins in 1952, Travel Town Museum welcomes thousands of train and railroad enthusiasts each year.

"Atkins asked all of the major railroads to donate locomotives and cars so that the children of Los Angeles can come and explore them," said Nancy Gneier, Executive Director of Travel Town Museum Foundation. "The collection is very important to American history."

"To be able to bring my kids here to walk on tracks, to see the trains that the have, it's amazing that they have something like this because their not like this no more," said guest Anthony Casas of San Bernardino.

For more information, go to: https://traveltown.org/

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You could easily spend an entire day in Griffith Park doing nothing but taking train rides and visiting the railroad museum. In fact, Griffith Park has more train rides than any other kind of recreation. 

Here's a roundup of all the trains you can ride, see, climb on and enjoy.

Los Angeles Live Steamers and Carolwood Pacific Railroad Company

Fans of miniature trains like it but for Walt Disney fans, it's a don't-miss stop. That's because the Carolwood Pacific Railroad Company preserves Disney's barn workshop, his original engines, and railroad cars. 

It's next to the Los Angeles Live Steamers club, run by hobbyists who operate 1/8th-scale trains on a 1.5-mile track. Check out the Los Angeles Live Steamers website for more information .

You can't ride Walt's trains, but you can take a ride on one of the other miniature trains, which are cute and fun. Imagine Ricky Schroeder and his dad rolling into their living room riding a train on the television show "Silver Spoons" — or that classic photo of Walt Disney riding his private miniature train in his back yard.

The Live Steamers also run a fun Halloween Ghost Train in October. The railroad is run by volunteers, open to the public on a limited schedule, and does not charge admission. There is a small fee for the train ride. You can read reviews of Live Steamers at Yelp .

Learn more about  Carolwood Pacific Railroad Company here . The railroad is located at 5202 Zoo Drive.

Travel Town

Next door to the Los Angeles Live Steamers you'll find the Travel Town Museum and Travel Town Railroad. Travel Town's 16-inch gauge miniature railroad is slightly smaller than the 18.5-inch gauge over at Griffith Park & Southern.

Travel Town's railroad history began in the 1950s when the city ran a narrow-gauge railroad along the Los Angeles River and Zoo Drive. In 1975, the city of LA commissioned the Travel Town Railroad to run a miniature train around the perimeter of the museum.

Walt Disney wasn't the only train-loving celebrity of the twentieth century. The entire train at Travel Town came from singing cowboy Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch. The original locomotive was replaced with a non-steam version, but the cars are original.

Travel Town Museum  is also worth a stop if you love railroads. It has a collection of significant locomotives and rolling stock from Southern California. For railroad buffs, docents give guided tours of selected railroad cars the second Saturday of every month. Check the guided tour schedule.

The Travel Town Museum gets extraordinarily high ratings from visitors, who love the fact that they have real trains you can climb onto. Kids seem to like it, and lots of people say it's a good place for a birthday party. Travel Town is the highest-rated railroad experience in Griffith Park. To get a better idea of what it's like,  read some of the Travel Town Reviews at Yelp . 

Travel Town is open every day of the year except December 25 and does not charge an admission fee, although you do have to pay for the train ride. It is at 5200 Zoo Drive, next to the Live Steamers.

Find out more at the Travel Town website .

Griffith Park and Southern Railroad

As if all those trains aren't enough, there's more. Miniature trains have operated at the Griffith Park and Southern's location since the 1940s, but the Griffith Park and Southern Railroad started in the 1960s. It has a mile of track, and everything is about one-third the size of standard trains. The cars are reproductions of classic American trains from the early twentieth century.

People like the Griffith Park and Southern. They especially praise the holiday train ride and talk about how much fun small children have there. To see what others have to say, you can  read some of their reviews at Yelp .

The Griffith Park and Southern Railroad is open every day of the year, except for Christmas Day, Their trains run on a mile of track, across a bridge, through a forest and an Old Western Town and the ride takes about 10 minutes. They charge a fare that's as scaled-down as their trains are. It's at 4400 Crystal Springs Drive.

The Griffith Park and Southern Railroad runs a Holiday Light Festival Train ride for the Christmas season. It runs from just after Thanksgiving through the end of the year.

You can get their hours and more details at the Griffith Park and Southern Railroad website.

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Sights of Elektrostal: the history of the city, what to see, photos and reviews

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Sights of Elektrostal: the history of the city, what to see, photos and reviews

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Elektrostal is a fairly large industrial city, which is located near the Vokhonka River and almost 40-50 km from the eastern part of Moscow. There are a lot of powerful factories here, where many residents of Elektrostal work. They are perfectly combined with the most beautiful green boulevards, streets and parks, bright lawns and flower beds that adorn almost the entire town. It is picturesque due to amazing reservoirs and forests. It is worth learning more about the main attractions of Elektrostal, photos of which are in the article.

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The city was founded in 1916 thanks to the construction of a metallurgical plant. Previously, this place was the natural boundary of Calm. To start construction, the labor of local peasants was used. In the middle of 1925 herebuilt the first railway line that connected Elektrostal with Moscow. After the onset of 1938, the village turned into a separate city.

It is noteworthy that during the Great Patriotic War, the Electrostal plants produced ammunition that was needed for victory. In particular, it is worth noting the production of the legendary Katyushas.

A new stage for the factories of the city began after the invention of atomic weapons. The local plant was on the list of the main production facilities of the nuclear industry. This led to the fact that in 1954 the production of fuel was launched, which was used for the operation of nuclear power plants.

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In 1963, the cultural center "October" was built, and this was done by the masters of the Novo-Kramatorsky plant, named after Stalin. It featured a spacious auditorium that could seat more than 850 people, as well as a unique revolving stage for actors to change scenery in seconds.

At different times, eminent creative groups performed in this cultural center, as well as the Beryozka ensemble, famous at that time. It is noteworthy that even in our time the cultural center is actively functioning, and the square in front of it is considered the most beautiful place in Elektrostal with fountains operating in the summer. In mid-2013, it received the status of a city of labor and military glory.

There are many numerous monuments in the city that tell about the history of this amazing place: a monument to Nikolai Vtorov -the founder of the famous plant "Elektrostal" near the House of Culture, a monument to Tevosyan - the chief engineer, monuments to M. Gorky and K. Marx, a sculpture "Steelworker", a monument to Korneev - Hero of the Soviet Union, as well as a memorial and a monument to soldiers who died in Afghanistan and on North Caucasus.

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This is a fairly large and old factory in the city that specializes in the production of fuel for local gas stations. The plant is part of the structure of the company FC "TVEL" of the state corporation "Rosatom". The General Director of the enterprise is O. L. Sedelnikov.

This plant produces nuclear fuel, which is used by many nuclear power plants, transport power plants and research reactors, not only in Russia, but also in other European countries. The company has quality certificates OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001.

The museum of the plant presents its history, shows old photographs of the streets of the city, there are achievements of workers, as well as photos of significant people, there are many of the most interesting models produced at the machine-building plant. It also stores presentations showing the principles of the enterprise.

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This temple - a landmark of Elektrostal - is a single-dome centric church, which is made in the style of Byzantine times. It was erected in the 20th century, in the immediate vicinity of St. Andrew's Church. The temple was designed by T. V. Trubnikov and V. A. Drozdov, according to the developments of which the iconostasis and interior were exactly designed.

The church plays the role of a baptismal church and belongs to the Moscow diocese. The main shrines of the church are the most ancient and valuable icons of Nikandor Gorodnoyezersky and the Great Martyr Panteleimon. In addition, particles of the relics of saints are kept here. Divine services are held in the temple only during religious holidays.

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The local park - a landmark of Elektrostal is an ideal place where everyone can stay alone with nature, ride numerous attractions, and also spend time playing slot machines. The park is especially popular in the summer - it is full of families, youth companies and couples in love.

Especially for the summer in 2013, the park was re-planned, which made it possible to accommodate more modern entertainment and interesting playgrounds for young visitors. Swimmers will love the dragon and swans, and trampolines have been installed for more active children.

It is noteworthy that the prices in the local park are quite affordable: the cost of a ticket for various attractions ranges from 30-100 rubles. Today it is called "Wonder Park", and it is divided into a quieter "Quiet Alley" and "Entertainment Alley", where there is an inexpensive cafe, a summer stage, and also quite a lot ofattractions.

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This cinema is very popular, so it can be called a landmark of Elektrostal. It is located in the shopping center "Elgrad" and consists of 5 spacious halls that can accommodate more than 800 people. To show 2D and 3D films, only modern equipment is used: Dolby Digital Surround EX and MasterImage acoustics, as well as huge screens with a special coating. In all cinema halls, very comfortable conditions for visitors were created: climate control and soft chairs.

In the foyer of the Cinema Gallery there is a play area, a fairly spacious cafe, fast food establishments (Suneki, Tashir-pizza, Rostiks, Kebab-tun, etc.) and popcorn- bar. This is an attractive local leisure center, where the residents of Elektrostal are shown all the latest cinema.

This is a whole complex where you can spend your free time pleasantly and profitably. In addition to the playgrounds, which are fully equipped for playing laser tag and paintball, guests are invited to visit a local cafe where delicious home-cooked dishes are prepared, a banquet menu, karaoke, as well as a relaxing sauna with a warm font.

What do tourists who have visited the city say? It is not tourist, but industrial. Attractions are quite specific, but overall interesting. Tourists were pleased with low prices.

Looking at the photo of the sights of the city of Elektrostal, you may want to go there and spendunforgettable weekend.

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Is the Trans-Siberian Railway expensive?

Before starting on your Trans-Siberian Railway adventure you naturally want to know what the entire trip will cost. Although this sounds like a simple question, it is pretty difficult to answer. The Trans-Siberian Railway price of travel depends on the following factors:

  • Which travel class do I want to use? The price for a first class ticket is about three times the price of a 3rd class ticket
  • Am I willing to buy the tickets myself and assume responsibility for the organisation of the trip?
  • How many stopovers do I want to make? The more breaks, the higher the total price.
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Basically, everything from a luxury to a budget holiday is available. If you buy yourself a 3rd Class nonstop ticket at the counter, a few hundred Euros will cover the price. All you will experience is a week on the Trans-Siberian train and will see nothing of the cities on the way. There is, however, any amount of room for upward expansion. Everyone makes different choices about which aspects they are willing to spend money on. I personally prefer to save money on accommodation and railcar class, visit as many cities and do as many trips as possible. To enable better classification of your travel expenses I have contrasted two typical traveler types. In the third column you can calculate the total cost of your own journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please keep in mind that these are only rough estimations and not exact prices.

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The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge , a major transportation link in the Baltimore area, sparked a massive search and rescue effort early Tuesday morning.

The bridge has been a critical transportation passageway along the East Coast for decades. Video captured the collapse , after Singapore-flagged container ship, the Dali, collided with one of the bridge's pillars.

The ship had caught fire, and several vehicles fell into the river below.

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Where is the Francis Scott Key Bridge located?

The bridge crosses over the Patapsco River on I-695 and is the final link on the Baltimore Beltway, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority .

It is the outermost of the three tollways that cross Baltimore's Harbor.

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The 4-lane bridge structure alone is 1.6 miles long. The facility also includes the Curtis Creek Drawbridge. Including approach roadways, the entire stretch is around 10.9 miles long, MDTA said.

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The ship, a container vessel chartered by Maersk, apparently lost power a few minutes before striking the bridge, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY .

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How old is the Key Bridge in Baltimore?

The Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in March 1977, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority .

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The steel-arched bridge was the second-longest continuous-truss bridge span in the world when it was built and remains the second longest in the United States and third in the world,  according to the American Civil Engineering Society .

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Construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge began in 1972.

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According to the MDTA, the bridge crosses over the Patapsco River, near where Francis Scott Key, the bridge's namesake, was inspired to write the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner.

Key is believed to have witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry on the night of Sept. 12, 1814, within 100 yards of the modern-day bridge. That battle is what inspired him to the national anthem.

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The bridge is critical to East Coast shipping. The port’s private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S. port. The port also handles farm and construction machinery, sugar, gypsum and coal, according to a Maryland government website.

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