Other Railroads

 Featured Equipment (click for more info): 

 
VC 2 OERM's operating Prairie-Type steam locomotive came from Southern California shortline Ventura County Railway. vc2.jpg (14526 bytes)

Bison Peak

Corydon

Pullman was America's hotel on wheels. By 1930, the company operated 9,800 cars, and 100,000 people slept in Pullman beds every night.   

Soo 54

OERM's deluxe business car is Soo Line 54, the 'Mt. Rubidoux'. This classic heavyweight observation car still gets out on the road for special events.

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V&T 20

Built in 1907, this wooden combination coach / baggage car was sold to MGM studios in 1947. It appeared in many Hollywood movies before coming to the Museum in 1971

 Links:  ALCo World's OERM page   Los Angeles Area Steam Locomotives

 

 


Roster of other mainline railroad equipment at OERM

Military Locomotives:

No. Type Builder Built Const. Railroad / Notes
USN 8 VO-1000 Switcher BLW 1945 Later PofLA
SCE 12 ML-6 Ind. Switcher Plymouth 1941 ex-USA
OERM 1975 RSD-1 Road Switcher Alco 1942 ex-USA 8018. ex-DOT 015
OERM 1956 RSD-1 Road Switcher Alco 1941 ex-USA 8009, Ex-DOT 012
USAF 7441 45-Ton Switcher GE 1942 March AFB
USAF 8580 B-B-90/90 GE 1944 Norton AFB

Steam Locomotives:

MN 2 0-6-0T Saddletank Davenport 1917 Mojave Northern RR
VC 2 2-6-2 Prairie Baldwin 1922 Ventura County Ry

Passenger Cars:

Corydon Sleeper, 7C, 2B Pullman 1917 steel Pullman
Bison Peak Sleeper, 10 Sect-2 Dwg Rm PC&M 1926 steel Pullman
V&T 20 Baggage-Coach HC&L 1907 wood Virginia & Truckee
Soo 54 Business Car Soo 1927 steel "Mt. Rubidoux"
D&RGW 552 Baggage-Coach PPCCo 1891 wood D&RGW
D&RGW 743 Baggage B&S 1910 steel D&RGW
D&RGW 745 Baggage ACF 1929 steel D&RGW
USA 89647 Kitchen Car St Louis 1953 steel US Army
OERM 2350 Coach Pullman 1920 steel ex-DL&W MU trailer 2350, orig coach 698. Lettered SP for movie 10/07. Non-accessioned

Freight Cars:

Amtrak 1467 Express Car steel Non-accessioned
OERM 4 Box Car C&NW? c1925 steel OERM
T&T 111 Box Car c1885 wood Tonopah & Tidewater
USA 200 Box Car 1909 wood US Army
USA 205 Flat Car SCCo 1906 wood Tonopah & Tidewater
GATX 453 4-dome Wine Tank Car 1930 steel GATX
NCC 601 Side-Dump Gondola K&J 1916 steel NCC
ROX 813 Tank Car NACCo 1917 steel ROX
SBIX 1651 Vinegar Tank Car FTCo 1928 wood SBIX
UTLX 1701 3-Comp Oil Tank Car 1966 steel UTLX
MOBX 11228 Tank Car ACF 1951 steel MOBX
USA 25828 Box Car C&NW? c1925 steel US Army
GATX 70529 6-dome Wine Tank Car GATX 1941 steel GATX
GATX 80601 Single Dome Tank Car GATX 1959 steel GATX
GATX 92101 Single Dome Tank Car UTL 1937 steel UTLX
USN 61-02479 Box Car GATC 1942 steel 6 other identical cars on property
USN 61-02836 Flat Car 1945 steel

This page was last updated on 10/29/07