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Open House
(CA) Fairplex Garden Railroad
Nov 13, 2012
By Peter De Keles |
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The Fairplex Garden Railroad has 9,800 feet of track that provides for the running of over 30 trains at one time. Approximately 2,000 linear feet of underground pipes and conduits support the operation. Nearly eighteen miles of wires are required to operate the electrical systems and over 12,000 gallons of water flow through its lakes, rivers and streams.
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Fairplex Garden Railroad | | Address | 1101 W. McKinley Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768 |
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| Web Site | http://www.fgrr.org |
| Dates |
One Day Only, December 9th, 2012 |
| Hours | 11am to 4pm, PST | | Admission |
Admission to the Garden Railroad is free, however for selected Fairplex events admission price may vary depending on the event.
Parking is Available - Gate 1 (No Charge) | | Description
The Fairplex Garden Railroad is considered the oldest and possibly the largest miniature railroad of its kind in the United States and possibly the world. The railroad began as a special static exhibit for the third Los Angeles Fair in 1924. It soon became a small, hand built, operating miniature train, in true 1/2 inch scale.
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The small railroad continued to grow and in 1935, moved out of the Fair's tent to its present 100X300-foot outdoor location where it remains today. In May of 1997, with the help of members of a local garden railroad club, the original 1/2 inch scale was replaced with what is referred to today as G gauge in the hobby of model railroading, and renovation of the miniature railroad began. |
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| These are great can you post the actual addresses. We are coming out west this summer and I would like to visit them. |
| larry bangle - 01/12/2010 - 16:46 |
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| Larry, The address is at the top of this page. The web site for the Fairplex Garden Railroad is www.fgrr.org |
| Peter De Keles - 01/12/2010 - 18:09 |
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