LA Live Steamers
LA Live Steamers is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Strawberry Peak stands 1,879 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
The Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum (LALSRM) is a non-profit public-benefit corporation founded in 1956 by live steam enthusiasts for the purpose of educating the public about railroad history and lore, and to promote live steam and scale model railroad technology. The museum is located in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday weather permitting. In 1956, all of the model locomotives were steam-powered, hence the name "Live Steamers". Over the years, gasoline-powered models of diesel locomotives and battery-electric locomotives and trolleys have also become popular. The museum operates a 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge miniature railway on which these locomotives pull trains that the public can ride. The museum also has multiple smaller gauge railroad layouts for members usage in 4.75" gauge, 3.5" gauge, elevated 1 gauge, and g-scale. In addition to live steam layouts, the museum also operates a stationary 19th century steam plant every 3rd Sunday with a variety of vintage restored steam appliances. The museum hosts two live steam gatherings per year for visiting live steam hobbyists, the Spring Meet on Memorial Day Weekend in May and the Fall Meet on the last weekend of October. The museum has also hosted a number themed fundraisers and charity events over the years for Halloween, City of Hope, PADRES Contra el Cancer, and many organizations. The museum also hosts exhibits related to Walt Disney and his passion for trains, including a full-size barn once located on the miniature Carolwood Pacific Railroad in his backyard. The Carolwood Foundation, a separate non-profit entity from the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, runs the Disney exhibit space and provides volunteers to act as docents.
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What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn: 0.0 mi
- Travel Town Museum: 0.3 mi
- Grand Central Airport Terminal: 1.0 mi
- Children's Discovery Center: 1.1 mi
- Autry Museum of the American West: 1.3 mi
- Bette Davis Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Neil Papiano Play Park: 0.7 mi
- Toyon Canyon Closed Landfill: 0.7 mi
- Mountain View Park: 0.8 mi
- Griffith Manor Park: 0.8 mi
- Cycad Garden: 1.0 mi
- Amir's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Dante's View: 1.8 mi
- Warner Bros. Jungle: 1.9 mi
- Skyline Motorway Welcome Garden: 2.8 mi
- Boys' Camp Abandoned Pool: 1.1 mi
- Ritschel Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Partners: 1.4 mi
- Share the Magic: 1.4 mi
- Disney Ledgend Award: 1.4 mi
- Giant Ball: 1.2 mi
- LA Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani And Mookie Betts: 1.5 mi
- Cyclic I: 1.6 mi
- Gloriette R1: 1.9 mi
- The Guardians: 2.0 mi
- Haunted Picnic Table 29: 1.3 mi
- Hollywood Sign: 1.8 mi
- Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round: 1.9 mi
- Warner Bros Studio Tour: 2.0 mi
- Wisdom Tree: 2.2 mi
- Mount Baby Bell: 1.3 mi
- Mount Chapel: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bell: 1.4 mi
- Taco Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bee Rock: 1.5 mi
- Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Lake Hollywood Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Brand Park: 3.1 mi
- Wildwood Canyon Park: 3.3 mi
- Stough Landfill Park: 3.4 mi
- Mineral Wells Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Amir's Garden Picnic Site: 1.0 mi
- 3-Mile Tree Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Griffith Park Old Zoo: 1.7 mi
- Park Center: 1.8 mi
- Goldenrod Spring: 9.4 mi
- Fascination Spring: 9.6 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 11.3 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 11.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.7 mi
- Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall: 9.0 mi
- Millard Falls: 10.2 mi
- Royal Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Switzer Falls: 11.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 14.9 mi
- Palisades Beach: 15.1 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 16.4 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 16.9 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 17.9 mi
- Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 11.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 16.6 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.0 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.2 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 24.4 mi
- Spa Palace: 7.1 mi
- Mentryville: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of LA Live Steamers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Peak | NE 49° | 1,879 m | 13.7 mi |
| San Gabriel Peak | ENE 62° | 1,878 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Disappointment | ENE 61° | 1,819 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Lawlor | NE 55° | 1,807 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Deception | ENE 59° | 1,767 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Markham | ENE 64° | 1,746 m | 12.9 mi |
| Occidental Peak | ENE 66° | 1,736 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Lowe | ENE 65° | 1,699 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burbank Valley Pump PLT, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Burbank · 2 mi
- Universal City · 3 mi
- Glendale · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Hollywood · 4 mi
- Los Angeles/Northwest · 5 mi
- North Hollywood · 5 mi
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