| I believe that this arrowhead on the old Los Angeles & Salt Lake's backshops at 530 S. Anderson in LA is the last original LA&SL logo left on a structure in the world (there is a reproduction in Whittier). I have been told that this building was actually attached to the LA&SL roundhouse. The tracks came in on the other side of the backshops. (The following information is paraphrased from the works of the wonderful railroad historian - Fred Gamst - mostly from the fascinating article at this addresss "http://www.blet660.com/uploads/C6.20.08TropicoDivision660.pdf" -- The shops and the roundhouse, now long gone, were part of the "Middle District." LA&SL engineers lived in nearby Boyle Heights and would walk here after the crew caller would come by on a bicycle to call them to duty. When the new 2-8-0s were delivered here in 1905, they consumed so much fuel and water they were called "Hogs," and the engineers were called "Hoggers" and "Hogheads." Making this home to the BLET 660 hogheads.) |
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1/25/2009 |
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Los Angeles, CA Map  |
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Charles Freericks |
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Author: Charles Freericks
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