A piece of American history will be on display this weekend in downtown Los Angeles as part of a rail safety event at Union Station.
The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society will be delivering its 1927 steam locomotive to Union Station as part of the two-day event.
The Historical Society’s Santa Fe 3751 will be parked at Union Station on Track 15 during Rail Safety: Los Angeles, what organizers are calling the biggest rail safety event in Los Angeles in more than a decade.
September is Rail Safety Month, and on Saturday and Sunday, the Historical Society will be joining Amtrak, Metrolink, LA Metro and local law enforcement partners to raise awareness and inform the public to learn about rail safety and the massive machines that criss-cross the Southern California landscape.
The fully restored, 874,000-pound steam locomotive will be joined by modern train equipment from Metrolink and Amtrak, as well as informational booths from the local transit agencies.
“We could not be more excited to bring the message of safety around railroad tracks back to downtown Los Angeles,” said Alex Gillman, vice president of the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. “Southern California is one of the busiest centers of passenger and freight railroad operations in the nation, and promoting rail safety is crucial for all our local communities.”