Venice Miniature Railway
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The Venice Miniature Railway was a 7,500-foot long miniature railway in the 1:3 scale with a gauge of 18 in, which was in operation from July 30, 1905, to February 13, 1925, in Venice near Los Angeles
2-Spot steam loco No. 2 of the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
Harold Lloyd: 'By the Sad Sea Waves'
Harold Lloyd: 'Number please?' (Screen shot)
The Century Comedy Kids in 'Speed Boys' or 'The New Engine Driver'
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
Venice Miniature Railway
…railway in Venice Beach near Los Angeles. Coit had worked as a master machinist at the Johnson Machine Works and had already built and operated the Eastlake Park Scenic Railway with a gauge of 18 in (457 mm) in Eastlake Park (now Lincoln Park). John J. Coit owned the oil-fired steam locomotive No. 1903 of the 2-6-0 type with…
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