On-hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony aboard the Museum's historic Handcar are "Conductor" Ward Kimball (famous Animator of The Walt Disney Studios), Recreation & Parks Superintendent, Bill Frederickson (sporting his signature bow tie), and "Engineer" Rufe Davis (aka Floyd Smoot, the fireman and conductor on the C.F. & W. Railroad's Hooterville Cannonball on the popular T.V. show Petticoat Junction). We're not sure who the gentleman in the fedora is, nor the lady in white -- but if you recognize them, please let us know! Both Kimball and Ferderickson were instrumental in the original creation of Travel Town in 1952. A decade later, construction of the Ventura Freeway displaced Travel Town from its original location. The historic railroad equipment and other artifacts were relocated several hundred feet south to the site occupied by the Museum today. It must have been raining that day.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Foundation is to educate the public about railroad history as it pertains to the development of the Southwest Region of the United States, particularly the Los Angeles area. We fulfill this mission by restoring, operating, and interpreting the historic railroad equipment at the Travel Town Museum.

The Foundation supports Travel Town by administering the Museum's volunteer programs, restoration projects and educational outreach efforts. Our programs and activities are funded through grants and donations along with proceeds from our Museum Gift Shop.

We hope you will come for a visit and experience all the Park has to offer you and your family. Become a member, volunteer, shop in the Gift Shop, take a Docent Tour, ride the train and, most of all, keep the rails alive! See you soon!

The Travel Museum Town Foundation is a dba of the American Southwestern Railway Association, Inc.,
 a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation & Parks