Los Angeles River Railroads

by BRUCE PETTY
saeco@snowcrest.net
The Los Angeles River Railroads is about the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways that ran their tracks over and beside this river of concrete. I offer these historic photographs of the 1930's and my photography efforts from the 1960's through the 1970's, of Railroading in Los Angeles.
Old friends will notice that the LARR Heading Photo at the top of the page has changed, This photo was taken during the early 1960s from the Broadway Street Bridge.

NEWS FLASH
Our "Southern Pacific in Los Angeles" book is about sold out from Golden West Publishers. Check with Amazon Books for a copy. ISBN 0-87095-118-1

This historical perspective of the Southern Pacific Railroad by Larry Mullaly and Bruce Petty, will take you back to the first days of railroading in Los Angeles right up to the Union Pacific takeover.

I live in Dunsmuir, California and watch over the Dunsmuir Railcam. You can now view the latest picture the camera has taken today
Here is a webpage for our Dunsmuir Model Railroad Club. Our meetings are on Tuesday nights starting at 6:00PM.

Pages To View

Coast Daylight Wreck at Northridge, CA. 1963 NEW: The rest of the story!
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal
West Coast Passenger Train Los Angeles-Sacramento.
Along Espee Lines
Capitol Milling Company near Chinatown.
Old Southern Pacific Structures at River Station Yard.
Rails Along the River
Taylor Yard, Glendale.
RPO and Baggage Cars for Mail Trains.
Streamlined Passenger Cars in use during the 1960's.
Color Freight Car Photographs
Reefer Madness, my collection of COLOR photos of ice hatch Refrigerator Cars that were running 30 to 60 years ago.
Southern Pacific Depots in Southern California.
Burbank Junction and Branch Line
Historic Burbank Branch industrial photographs.
Los Angeles River,1938 Flood
My Los Angeles HO Model Railroad.
The Trona Railway, A Soda Ash hauling railroads operation during the 1970s.
Espee's Chatsworth Tunnel Construction
Stationary Steam Power Plants.
Early California Oil Industry

Justin Patrick has this guest page about Burbank Junction and the Los Angeles Junction Railroad during the 1980s.

A guest page by Albert Novak, about another LA City oil field with his photos taken in 1983. Manley Oilfield No.2.

Burbank Branch by Jack Neville ,who lived in North Hollywood during the 1950s

A guest page has been added with photos that Michael Frezell had taken of a wreck during the Last Days of the Burbank Branch 1991.

Downtown LA Industrial Section

NEW for 2007! My wife Cheryl and I make up these little Christmas train stories for our 9 year old nephew, we hope your children will enjoy them too:
The Town Christmas Tree Story

THE LOS ANGELES RIVER RAILROADS
The Los Angeles Yard also known as Taylor Yard was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the banks of the L.A. River in Glendale in 1925. This yard was to relieve the freight traffic congestion of the downtown Bull Ring Yard, Midway Yard and the Alhambra Shops. Photo 1960, courtesy S.P. Lines
Along the bank of the Los Angeles River are Taylor yard Diesel Shops. This was constructed in 1949 to service Southern Pacific's growing fleet of new diesel power as the use of the steam locomotive ended by the mid 1950s. Photo 1972.
Photo of the Taylor Yard Shops back in the steam days.
At Dayton Ave. Tower, Southern Pacific's few remaining F7-A's are being sent to the diesel shops for refueling. Photo 1971

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	by BRUCE PETTY saeco@snowcrest.net The Los Angeles River Railroads is about the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways that ran their tracks over and beside this river of concrete. I offer these historic photographs of the 1930's and my photography efforts from the 1960's through the 1970's, of Railroading in Los Angeles. Old friends will notice that the LARR Heading Photo at the top of the page has changed, This photo was taken during the early 1960s from the Broadway Street Bridge. NEWS FLASH Our "Southern Pacific in Los Angeles" book is about sold out from Golden West Publishers. Check with Amazon Books for a copy. ISBN 0-87095-118-1 This historical perspective of the Southern Pacific Railroad by Larry Mullaly and Bruce Petty, will take you back to the first days of railroading in Los Angeles right up to the Union Pacific takeover. I live in Dunsmuir, California and watch over the Dunsmuir Railcam. You can now view the latest picture the camera has taken today Here is a webpage for our Dunsmuir Model Railroad Club. Our meetings are on Tuesday nights starting at 6:00PM. Pages To View Coast Daylight Wreck at Northridge, CA. 1963 NEW: The rest of the story! Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal West Coast Passenger Train Los Angeles-Sacramento. Along Espee Lines Capitol Milling Company near Chinatown. Old Southern Pacific Structures at River Station Yard. Rails Along the River Taylor Yard, Glendale. RPO and Baggage Cars for Mail Trains. Streamlined Passenger Cars in use during the 1960's. Color Freight Car Photographs Reefer Madness, my collection of COLOR photos of ice hatch Refrigerator Cars that were running 30 to 60 years ago. Southern Pacific Depots in Southern California. Burbank Junction and Branch Line Historic Burbank Branch industrial photographs. Los Angeles River,1938 Flood My Los Angeles HO Model Railroad. The Trona Railway, A Soda Ash hauling railroads operation during the 1970s. Espee's Chatsworth Tunnel Construction Stationary Steam Power Plants. Early California Oil Industry Justin Patrick has this guest page about Burbank Junction and the Los Angeles Junction Railroad during the 1980s. A guest page by Albert Novak, about another LA City oil field with his photos taken in 1983. Manley Oilfield No.2. Burbank Branch by Jack Neville ,who lived in North Hollywood during the 1950s A guest page has been added with photos that Michael Frezell had taken of a wreck during the Last Days of the Burbank Branch 1991. Downtown LA Industrial Section NEW for 2007! My wife Cheryl and I make up these little Christmas train stories for our 9 year old nephew, we hope your children will enjoy them too: The Town Christmas Tree Story THE LOS ANGELES RIVER RAILROADS
	The Los Angeles Yard also known as Taylor Yard was constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the banks of the L.A. River in Glendale in 1925. This yard was to relieve the freight traffic congestion of the downtown Bull Ring Yard, Midway Yard and the Alhambra Shops. Photo 1960, courtesy S.P. Lines
	Along the bank of the Los Angeles River are Taylor yard Diesel Shops. This was constructed in 1949 to service Southern Pacific's growing fleet of new diesel power as the use of the steam locomotive ended by the mid 1950s. Photo 1972. Photo of the Taylor Yard Shops back in the steam days.
	At Dayton Ave. Tower, Southern Pacific's few remaining F7-A's are being sent to the diesel shops for refueling. Photo 1971
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