Eastlake Park Scenic Railway
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The Eastlake Park Scenic Railway was a 984 m long miniature railway in the 1:3 scale with a gauge of 18 in, which operated from 19 May 1904 to 11 May 1905 in the Eastlake Park: Replaced by The Now Ven
Track at the lake
John J. Coit at the tender and ‚Shorty‘ Chase on the footplate (both with bowler hats) behind the fireman
Coit (on the left) shows his innovative and easily accessible valve control without eccentrics
The Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway was a profitable but short-lived miniature railway with the unusual gauge of 14+1⁄2 in, which operated from 1902 until 21 August 1903 at Long Beach in California
Eastlake Park Scenic Railway
…the steam locomotive. He had worked as a master machinist at the Johnson Machine Works, before he built and operated the profitable but short-lived Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway. Due to being physically handicapped for two years when he designed the locomotive he focused on a user friendly design. He was friend 'Shorty‘ Chase…
Disaster Comes to Long Beach Railway (Los Angeles Herald, 23 August 1903)