California Family Destination Guide

The Roaring Camps collection of steam engines is among the oldest and most accurately preserved regularly scheduled passenger service trains in America. In 1988, The ASME designated three of the engines in use as historical landmarks. The railroad’s pair of Shay locomotives handles regular service, with an appearance by a Heisler. “Kahuku,” the oldest in use, provides shuttle service for special events and occasions, but due to size it’s not capable of hauling trains up the mountain.

via Roaring Camps Railway Santa Cruz Road trip.

For just 25 cents you can board one of the two orange and black incline railway cars and ride “The Shortest Railway in the World.” This funicular dates back to 1901, when Bunker Hill was one of the most fashionable neighborhoods in Los Angeles and the cars, Olivet and Sinai, ferried prominent citizens up and down the steep slope between Hill and Olive streets. The beloved landmark was dismantled for “urban renewal” of the area in 1969. In the early 1990s, the Railway was refurbished and relocated a half-block south, reopening adjacent to California Plaza in 1996. As short as it is 298 feet, Angels Flight is an essential Los Angeles experience.

via Angels Flight Railway.