Historic Exhibits
This page list the historic exhibits that can be found at LALS.
Stationary Steam Plant
 The Stationary Steam Plant consists of a 10 HP boiler operating at 150 PSI
maximum. The boiler is fired with diesel fuel. There are seven operating
steam engines. One is a steam powered air compressor weighing in the order
of 3500 lbs. It was used in the oil fields in California. Another is a steam
pump patented in 1872; the steam cylinder is on top and the pump on the
bottom. One engine operates a can crusher and another a conveyor belt to
transfer the crushed cans into a container. The largest vertical engine
drives an overhead line shaft that in turn drives a drill press, a grindstone
and a centrifugal pump that supplies water to a fountain. Two of the vertical
engines are not connected to anything. The engine ages aside those already
mentioned are from about 1900, the 1920's and probably the early 1930's. The
Stationary Steam Plant is fired up on the third Sunday of the month.
Railroad Cars
- Santa Fe Steel Caboose, 999355
 Santa Fe 999355, is a steel CE-2 caboose built in 1929 as Santa Fe 1831,
part of a Santa Fe order of 125 cabooses numbered 1750-1874. American
Car & Foundry built this caboose; it was painted mineral red with white
letters. Santa Fe 1831 was remanufactured in 1969 with a new number
999355 and its current paint scheme. Santa Fe referred to their cabooses
as waycars. This car ended its career in the early 1980's working on
a ballast train in the Cajon Pass. The car was retired in December
1983. It was set on display in December 1984. Today, this car is used
as a caretaker's residence. The caboose was repainted in 2007 using
protypical colors.
- Southern Pacific Steel Caboose, 438
 Southern Pacific 438, is a steel C-30-5 caboose built in 1949 as Texas
& New Orleans 524, part of a Southern Pacific order of 80 cabooses:
50 cabooses were built for Southern Pacific, 30 were built for the T&NO.
This caboose was built by Southern Pacific General Shops in Los
Angeles from parts supplied by American Car and Foundry in 1949. The T&NO
cabooses were integrated into the Southern Pacific fleet in 1961 and
its current number of 438 was assigned. This car was found in the Southern
Pacific Mission Yard in the 1980's and was donated to Museum. Today this
car is used as the Museum's office and library. The caboose was repainted
in 2007 using protypical colors.
- Union Pacific Steel Caboose, 25064
 UP 25064, is a steel CA-3 caboose built in June 1942 as UP 3764, part
of a UP order of 100 cabooses numbered 3700-3799. This was the first
all steel caboose series built for Union Pacific by the Mt. Vernon Car
Co. All UP cabooses up to this time had been made of wood and reinforced
with steel. UP 3764 was repainted and renumbered in June 1960 into its
current yellow, red and gray paint scheme from its original freight
car red paint and white lettering scheme. This caboose was retired in
March 1979. Union Pacific was contacted in 1980 to donate a caboose to
Museum. This donation was set on display November 1980. Today, this car
is used as a meeting and training room. The caboose was repainted in
2006 using protypical colors.
- Union Pacific Baggage Dorm Car, 6009
 Union Pacific Baggage Dorm Car 6009 was one of two Baggage Dorm cars built
by Pullman Standard for Union Pacific in 1941. Its first number was LA
103 as part of the 1941 version of the City of Los Angeles train. Car LA
103 ran from Los Angeles to Chicago as part of a 14 car consist. It was
remodeled in 1945 and again in 1947. LA 103 was then renumbered to CP
103 and assigned to the City of Portland train. The car was renumbered
6009 and placed in the UP general car pool. The car was retired from
passenger service by May 1971, and was found in a scrap yard in Santa
Fe Springs. The car arrived April 1986. Today the baggage compartment
is used for the Museum's workshop; the dormitory compartment is used
for storage.
- Union Pacific Sleeper Car, 1209
 Union Pacific Sleeper Car 1209 (National Progress) was built in 1956
as part of a 15 car order in the (National) car series, 3 of the cars
in this order were built for the Wabash. (8 of these cars exist as of
January 2004) The Pullman Standard Company built the car. It is 85'
long and of the 6-4-6 class type of sleeping car. It had 6 roomettes,
4 bedrooms, and an open six-seat section. It was originally assigned
to the City of San Francisco; it then ran on the City of Portland. This
car was retired from passenger service by May 1971, and was found in a
scrap yard in Santa Fe Springs. The car arrived April 1986. Today the
car is used as the Museum's official meeting car.
The Disney Barn
 One of the more recent additions to our facility is the Disney Barn.
This is the actual barn that was in Mr. Disney's backyard in Holmby Hills,
California. It was here that Walt, a member of LALS, had his workshop and
ran the switches for his home railroad. The barn is open on the third
Sunday of each month and features displays of Disney, LALS and railroad
related memorabilia. Guided tours are provided by members of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society.
The Disney name is used here by permission of the Walt Disney
Family Foundation.
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