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Aussie visotors
Posted by brad_au on Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:52 AM
Hi group, I am bring my 84 year old dad to the US in September to visit North Platte.  We arrive in LA on the 11th September & will be visiting in Missouri from around the 22nd till we return on the 25th. He is a former railway guard here (30 years ago).  I would like to take him to visit railroad related exhibitions, model, live steam etc on the west coast before we head to NorthPlatte and I am looking for suggestions.  Travel arrangements are flexible as I have driven on other occasions whilst visiting, so we can fly/drive.  My email address is brad@donovanelectrical.com.au.  Thank you for you suggestions in advance, Brad Donovan.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, June 2, 2008 3:54 PM

I was about to suggest visiting Marty Cozad's garden railroad, but I Googled the locations ...but  its a 275 mile trip, one way, to Marty's place in Nebraska City from North Platte...Oh well..

As for west coast, if your in Los Angeles, the LA LIVE STEAMERS are open every sunday at Griffith Park near downtown LA, its actually closer to Burbank and Glendale but most visitors only know downtown as a reference point. It s a really great place if your into finger burning tea-kettles.

http://www.lals.org/

Travel Town railroad museum is next door to the live steamers to boot!

http://www.cityofla.org/RAP/grifmet/tt/index.htm

Also in the area; Fillmore & Western RR, a tourist line not too far away.

http://www.fwry.com/

And if you have the time, I highly recommend the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, Ca. Its a good ways east from LA but worth the trip.

http://oerm.org/

 

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by brad_au on Monday, June 2, 2008 4:56 PM

Hi thanks for that information I shall look into them.

 Brad 

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