Travel Town Museum
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    About The Museum Meeting Space / Birthday Party Cars Location and Map Admission and Parking Policy Group and School Visits Gift Shop and Conveniences Miniature Train Ride Recreation and Picnicking Volunteer Opportunities Film and Photography​
  • Collection
    Locomotives Freight Cars & Cabooses Passenger Cars Interurbans & Motorcars
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THE COLLECTION

The Travel Town Transportation Museum is an outdoor museum which preserves and celebrates the railroad heritage of the western United States--its history and its artifacts. Particular thematic emphasis is placed on the history of Southern California and how the railroads aided its development.

INTERURBANS & MOTORCARS

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE M-177

Built: 1929, engine by ElectroMotive Corporation, body by Pullman
Donated: 1957 by Santa Fe Railroad
Horsepower: 400 Horsepower
Driver Diameter: 36"
Weight: 70 tons / Undergoing restoration to full operation

LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY #1543

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

LOS ANGELES RAILWAY TROLLEY

Built: C. 1880
Length: About 25'
Wheel Arrangement: 4 Wheel Trucks
Donated: 1962 Traded To Travel Town
Rebuilt: By Lausd/metro 2005

MUNICIPAL RAILWAY OF SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR #21

Built: Unknown, Probably Before 1900 Length: About 30'
Wheel Arrangement: 4 Wheel Trucks
Donated: 1955 Placed On Permanent Loan From The City Of San Francisco

Additional Information

Mailing Address:
Travel Town Planning and Development
Department of Recreation and Parks - Park Services Division
4800 Griffith Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Mail Stop #: 663

Download files:
Travel Town Map - Griffith Park Map

Contact Us

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

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