Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, Railroad model museum in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, US
The Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum displays working miniature trains in different track gauges, including a 7.5-inch gauge line available for public rides. The facility spreads across several sections in Griffith Park with various track layouts and locomotives.
The museum was founded in 1956 by train enthusiasts who started with steam-powered locomotives. Over time, the collection grew to include gasoline and electric-powered models as well.
The name reflects the live steam trains that railroad enthusiasts have been operating here for decades. Visitors can watch people actively using and maintaining these working models with real dedication.
Public rides run on the 7+1/2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railway on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Board at New Sherwood Station, where a station building added in 2010-2012 houses the ticket booth and an ADA-accessible restroom. Straddle-type bench cars are used for riders.
Walt Disney, a charter member, donated the track from his backyard Carolwood Pacific Railroad shortly before his death in 1966; it formed the Disney Loop extension. A full-size barn from that miniature railroad now stands on the grounds, run as a Disney exhibit by the separate Carolwood Foundation, whose volunteers serve as docents.
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