Laws Railroad Museum - Bishop Train
- Address: P.O. Box 363, Bishop, CA 93515
- Phone: +1 760 873 5950
- Website:www.thesierraweb.com
Laws Railroad Museum
P.O. Box 363Bishop, CA 93515
Laws Railroad Museum Details
Descriptions from Across the Web
- 11 Acres of Unique Exhibits -- The decline and demise of Laws and the railroad were the result of the local mines closing, trucking becoming cheaper than rail freight and the city of Los Angeles buying most of the valley for the water rights. By 1959 when the railroad ceased operation, there was ... more on MuseumStuff.com
- It is an 11 acre site donated to Inyo county by the Southern Pacific Railroad when it shut down its operations in 1960. the site includes the 1883 depot, Agent's house, 1883 "armstrong" turntable, some tracks, a 1910 locomotive and several 19th century freight cars, and an operating 1927 rail... more on TripAdvisor
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Well worth a visit
Once upon a time you could travel from Reno to Los Angeles via the Owens Valley, over a combination of railroads. Laws was on the narrow-gauge portion of the trip, and the closest station to Bishop. The museum is a big sprawling place with lots of old railroad cars and engines, including one that... srca, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
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- www.thesierraweb.com
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