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.

PASSENGER CARS

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE SNACK CAR #3355

Built: 1928 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1956 by Santa Fe to house a Revell display of HO-gauge railroad models

OAHU RAILWAY & LAND COMPANY, COACH #1

Built: c.1900 by Oahu Railway and Land Shops
Donated: 1953 by Oahu Railway and Land Company

OAHU RAILWAY & LAND COMPANY COMBINATION CAR #36

Built: c. 1910 by Oahy Railway and Land Shops
Donated: 1953 by Oahu Railway and Land Company

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD DINING CAR #4418

Built: about 1925 by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Donated: 1958 by the Pennsylvania Railroad

SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHAIR CAR #2513

Built: 1910 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1955 by Southern Pacific

UNION PACIFIC DINING CAR #3669

Built: 1921 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1954 by Union Pacific Seats 36

UNION PACIFIC DORMITORY/CLUB #LA-701 "THE LITTLE NUGGET"

Built: 1937 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1956 by the Union Pacific
Undergoing restoration
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #474

UNION PACIFIC SLEEPING CAR, "HUNTER'S POINT"

Built: 1940 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1992 by Railroads of Hawaii
2 drawing rooms, 4 compartments, 4 double-bedrooms

UNION PACIFIC SLEEPING CAR, "ROSE BOWL"

Built: 1937 by Pullman Company
Donated: 1992 by Railroads of Hawaii
18 roomettes

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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