LAUPT track plans

[southernpacificgs4]

Hello,

Now as Walthers will release the HO version of LAUPT, I would recreate it in HO.

And for that I am looking of a good detailed track plan of this station.

Can someone tell me where I can find ga very detailed track plan.(I found one on the internet but it is hardly useable because it is not sharp and not clear)

Where can I find good pictures of the parking front, platform, incoming tracks(throat), PE trolleys terminus at one side oh this station, REA, etc....

Yours sincerely

Southernpacificgs4

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[DSchmitt]

 

This site has 1948 and 1952 aerial photos

http://www.historicaerials.com/Default.aspx

[southernpacificgs4]

Hello DSchmitt

Thank you for the link.

I used some tools on the link, ex distance; and the tool gave me 608 feet wide for the tracks and 1964 feet from the end of the tracks till the throat.

Is this possible?

Yours sincerely

southernpacificgs4 

[DSchmitt]

 

Portion of LAUPT plan from THe Last of the Great Stations by Bill Bradley

 

[southernpacificgs4]

Hello DSchmitt 

Thank you for the information and track plans, there are a great help.

I just want to find out how width the track surface is at the end of stubs and what the distance is from the end at Aliso street till the end switches at College street.

My plan is model the station till just after the switches at College street and leading than the 6 tracks to a staging yard with a loop.

After studying the track plan it looks to me that the switches and crossovers at College street are the ones who are directing the trains to the platforms, REA tracks and Post office tracks.

And it looks to me that the 6 tracks between Mission Tower and the swiches at College street where used as some sort of "waiting tracks"  or is this a wrong interpretation of these tracks.

It seems also that only the post office tracks can be reached from the track on the side of Alhambra Ave.

What was the use of the SP continuity track?

I looked via google to the situation today and where the tracks where of the REA there are some light railway tracks and tracks 11 till 17 and the storage track are removed if I am correct.

Yours sincerely

southernpacificgs4 

[wanswheel]

1938 aerial photo of tracks

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/item/examiner-m3107/EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-522?v=hr

Aerial photo of station and post office

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/item/whit-m512/DW-C1-12-14-ISLA?v=hr

Automobiles

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/item/whit-m2697/DW-G9-6-16-ISLA;jsessionid=A177F6BBC96F87A1CDF690E2CE4739A0?v=hr

Trolley and post office

http://photoswest.org/photos/00401501/00401602.jpg

[Anonymous]

The photo of the LAUPT tracks is fantastic.  I could enlarge it to 400% and it stayed in focus.

Great posting, Mike!

Art