Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway gas electric car 177 at Los Angeles, California on August 6, 1973. ATSF M177, EMC-Pullman Model 148 motorcar built in 1929, seen here at Los Angeles 1973. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: gas electric car

A newspaper clipping relating that Fred G. Molander was named Travel Town Engineer in April 1955. Travel Town is a railroad museum founded in 1952 and located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. Clipping courtesy of Ramona Sawyer Hill.

A newspaper clipping relating that Fred G. Molander was named Travel Town Engineer in April 1955. Travel Town is a railroad museum founded in 1952 and located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. Clipping courtesy of Ramona Sawyer Hill.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority streetcar 1543 on display with other street railroad equipment at Los Angeles, California on August 06, 1973. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: streetcar

Pacific Electric Railway Company electric locomotive 1544 on display with other streetcars at Los Angeles, California on August 06, 1973. The nose of a Sperry electric locomotive shows in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: electric locomotive

Pacific Electric Railway Company streetcar 1498 on display with other street railroad equipment at Los Angeles, California on August 06, 1973. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: streetcar

Pacific Electric Railway Company streetcar 898 assigned to the Venice, Ocean Park, Santa Monica route at Los Angeles, California, circa 1920. The crew poses for a picture with the Victorian roof line in the background. J.M. Fredrickson collection. Other Subject Classes: streetcar

Santa Maria Valley Railroad steam locomotive number 1009 on display at the Fairgrounds in Los Angeles, California, on August 6, 1973. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive.

Southern Pacific Railroad steam locomotive number 3025 at Los Angeles, California on August 06, 1973. SP 3025, a 4-4-2 Atlantic-type locomotive on display in Los Angeles in 1973. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: steam locomotive, display.