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The Eastlake Park Scenic Railway was a {{convert|984|m|ft|0|abbr=in|lk=out}} long miniature railway in the 1:3 scale with a gauge of {{Track gauge|18 in|lk=on}}, which operated from 19 May 1904 to 11 May 1905 in the Eastlake Park (now Lincoln Park) in Los Angeles in California.^[1]^[2]

Track

The nearly {{convert|1|km|mi|spell=in|sp=us}} long narrow gauge railroad lead from the lake to the hills in the Eastlake Park, which is now called Lincoln Park. It started at the Lakeside Station near the main entrance of the park. From there the track crossed one of the lake's arms on a steel and concrete trestle bridge into a pampas grass plantation. After a bend the track continued on the perimeter of the park and along the railway line of the Southern Pacific Railroad across a driveway bordered with large fan palms. It winded through a small forest of sub-tropical shrubs and reached then Hillside Station. Here was the locomotive shed and a double-track area, in which the locomotive could be driven to the other end of the train before the return journey commenced. Hillside Station had also a water tower and an oil tank, as well as some sidings and a ticket booth.

The railway had five switches. The rails had a flattened T-shaped Vignoles profile and a weight of {{convert|8|lb/yd|kg/m|2|abbr=on|lk=on}}. Including the sidings the track had an overall length of {{convert|1,045|m|ft|abbr=in}}.^[3] More than 1,700 sleepers were used. The tightest curve had a radius of {{convert|16.5|m|ft|abbr=in}}. The Hillside Station laid {{convert|5.4|m|ftin|abbr=in}} above the Lakeside Station and the maximum grade was 7 % on a {{convert|9|m|ft|2|abbr=in}} long section.^[4]

History

Coit returned in 1908 to Eastlake Park after a legal dispute with Kinney, and operated his locomotive No 1903 and his three cars for approximately two years until around 1910. Later he transported his equipment to the Urbita Hot Springs Railway.^[7]^[8]

Locomotive

The oilfired steam locomotive No 1903 with a total length of 5.80 m (19 feet) from tip of pilot to end of tank couple and a height of {{convert|1,295|mm|in|0|abbr=in}} from the top of rail to the top of stack was of the 2-6-0 type.^[6] The locomotive had some technical innovations, such as a valve control without eccentrics, which was easy to adjust and to maintain. The locomotive had automatic couplings and a bespoke oit burner, for which Coit filed a patent.^[5]

The locomotive had a weight of {{convert|3.628|kg|lb|0|abbr=in|lk=out}} including the tender, and 2,328 kg (5,134 lbs) excluding the tender. The tender had a capacity of {{convert|780|L|USgal impgal|abbr=in|lk=on}} water and {{convert|322|L|USgal impgal|abbr=in}} oil. The weight of the locomotive was spread over six driving wheels with a diameter of {{convert|463|mm|2|abbr=in}} and two smaller wheels of a pony truck with the diameter of {{convert|254|mm|0|abbr=in}} onto the rails. The Vanderbilt type boiler had a maximum pressure of {{convert|10|bar|psi kPa|abbr=on}} and delivered {{convert|25|hp|lk=on}}. The cylinders were {{convert|5|x|7|in|mm|1}} bore x stroke . The locomotive had a pulling power of {{convert|4.8|kN|lbf|abbr=on|lk=on}}.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Carriages

The passenger cars were suspended with helical coil springs on conventional bogies. They each had ten seats and were {{convert|4.26|m|ft|abbr=in}} long and {{convert|0.96|m|ft|abbr=in}} wide. They had a weight of {{convert|680|kg|lbs|abbr=on}} each and had Coit's automatic couplings at both ends.^[4]

See also

References

1. ^Dwarf Railroad to be Opened - Lilliputanian Locomotive in Eastlake Park. Los Angeles Herald, Wednesday 18 May 1904.
2. ^¹Tiny road must cease operating - Mayor training for fight with railways commences on toy line. Los Angeles Herald, 12 May 1905
3. ^Arthur W. Line: Model Railways - XIX. - Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Los Angeles, California. The Model Engineer and Electrician, 23 April 1908. S. 395.
4. ^¹Arthur W. Line: Model Railways - XIX. - Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Los Angeles, California. The Model Engineer and Electrician, 23 April 1908. S. 396.
5. ^¹²³Peter Panacy: Venice Miniature Railway. A Brief History and Its Influence on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad.
6. ^¹Eastlake Park Scenic Railway (Lincoln Park), Los Angeles, California, 1904.
7. ^Ken Middlebrook: [https://www.facebook.com/East-Lake-Park-steam-locomotive-1903-686683034770276/info/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=page_info About East Lake Park steam locomotive 1903 (Long description).]
8. ^Ken Middlebrook: [https://www.facebook.com/686683034770276/photos/a.687594544679125.1073741832.686683034770276/686975841407662/?type=3&theater East Lake Park steam locomotive 1903 (Some history).]
9. ^Arthur W. Line: Model Railways - XIX. - Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Los Angeles, California. The Model Engineer and Electrician, 23 April 1908. S. 397.
10. ^Arthur W. Line: Model Railways - XIX. - Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Los Angeles, California. The Model Engineer and Electrician, 23 April 1908. S. 398.
11. ^Arthur W. Line: Model Railways - XIX. - Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Los Angeles, California. The Model Engineer and Electrician, 23 April 1908. S. 399.
12. ^F. C. McCarn (or more likely F. C. McCain): A Miniature Scenic Railway. Locomotive Fireman's Magazine. October, 1904.
13. ^F. C. McCain: A Novel Valve Motion. Locomotive Fireman's Magazine. November, 1904.