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Originally Posted by Chuckaluck

Nice Continuing Choo-Choo coverage! Interesting image of train crossing a Venice Canal here: http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-conte...-FALL-1999.pdf



More on East Lake Park Senic Railway.


http://www.lincolnheightsla.com/linc...ortraitWEB.jpg

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odscene2.jpg

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odscene4.jpg

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/odscene1.jpg

No discussion of miniature railways, particularly miniature live steam railroads, in Los Angeles would be complete without recognition to Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad built at his Estate at 355, Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills in 1950. ( http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/0...90_million.php ) While his home is sadly gone the barn that was home to the Carolwood Pacific is preserved at the the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, of which Walt was a founding member.

The Carolwood Pacific Railroad led to the creation of Disneyland and is considered the birthplace of "imagineering."


Walt Disney assembling the locomotive for the Carolwood Pacific

From
http://www.waltdisney.org/storyboard...ls-walt-disney

Walt Disney working on his steam locomotive
http://www.designingdisney.com/conte...ing-walts-barn

Walt Disney and friends on the Carolwood Pacific. Walt is the Engineer.
http://burnsland.com/disneyrailroads...php?f=7&t=2897


Note: The Disney Estate in Holmby Hills should not be confused with his residence in Los Feliz hills

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2011/0..._los_feliz.php