The Burbank Branch

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Nice layout John! I lived a couple blocks from that branch in Canoga Park '82-'86, and regret not taking photos. I worked at an aerospace plant the branch ran behind, but we were not permitted to have cameras in there. Some days a train headed toward Chatsworth would pull through around lunchtime typically pulled by a SW1500. There was a timber trestle bridge over the Los Angeles River adjacent to Canoga Avenue about half mile north of the 90 degree curve. One night people living under the bridge managed to set it on fire and the very next day the Espee cops cleaned out the whole bunch and they never came back. At Canoga Avenue and Sherman Way, Hull Bros. Hardware had a short spur (three or four car lengths IIRC) that was commonly used as a team track including Christmas trees each year.

Congratulations for getting your trackwork back in shape! It all looks great in the video. Good luck! Ric