When posting this last night, I fully expected to wake up to snow this morning, so these are obviously not photos from this week! Mike and I took these photos back in October and I thought he would post them in his blog, but he never did. So, since I need a post....here they are!
The Evansville Museum Transportation Center sits in a separate building outside the Evansville Museum down on the riverfront.
In back of the building is a small selection of cars that the museum has owned for years. They were moved from the nearest rail crossing, by laying one section of track at a time, moving the cars, pulling up the track and moving it in front of the train, moving up the cars...etc.
This Tennessee Club car is particularly nice....more on that in a minute.
You can walk through all of the cars and they make a very colorful grouping!
An old track car.
The name of this little "railroad" is the Sprinklesburg, Goosetown & Independence R.R. I believe those were all authentic stops for the area trains, but not the actual name of a railroad.
They drove a golden spike to commemorate the one driven in Utah. I had to take a photo because this historic occurrence shares my birthday!
This is the inside of the Tennessee Club Car. These windows are etched with the Tennessee State Capital on one side and the name on the other....very nice!
According to the sign this car was used in two Presidential campaigns!
Looks like a comfortable way to travel.
.....well, Mike might find the beds a trifle short.
Inside the building there is information on a lot of other types of transportation connected with the area.
The Wabash Erie Canal map
An old hearse
An old fire engine
Bikes and buggies.
The Evansville Museum Transportation Center sits in a separate building outside the Evansville Museum down on the riverfront.
In back of the building is a small selection of cars that the museum has owned for years. They were moved from the nearest rail crossing, by laying one section of track at a time, moving the cars, pulling up the track and moving it in front of the train, moving up the cars...etc.
This Tennessee Club car is particularly nice....more on that in a minute.
You can walk through all of the cars and they make a very colorful grouping!
An old track car.
The name of this little "railroad" is the Sprinklesburg, Goosetown & Independence R.R. I believe those were all authentic stops for the area trains, but not the actual name of a railroad.
They drove a golden spike to commemorate the one driven in Utah. I had to take a photo because this historic occurrence shares my birthday!
This is the inside of the Tennessee Club Car. These windows are etched with the Tennessee State Capital on one side and the name on the other....very nice!
According to the sign this car was used in two Presidential campaigns!
Looks like a comfortable way to travel.
.....well, Mike might find the beds a trifle short.Inside the building there is information on a lot of other types of transportation connected with the area.
The Wabash Erie Canal map
An old hearse
An old fire engine
Bikes and buggies.There is a beautiful model train layout showing many of Evansville's older buildings (many gone now), but Mike did post that in his blog back in October. If you are interested in seeing the model railroad world click here. My World Tuesday
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18 comments:
I would love to see trains come back BIG! Great post.
I love trains. Great post. Thanks.
Helen: Wouldn't that be great? I would like to take a train trip sometime to Seattle.
Yogi: Thanks! I think most people like trains....so why don't we still travel by them?? I think for short trips between major cities it would be great.
Bet this was very interesting. There is a train track directly across the road from our house in Rockwood. Very active, I love to hear the train.
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Very interesting and colorful post. I've never been on a train.
Oh I love trains.. My Dad worked for the railroad--so we traveled by train when I was a little girl.
That Tennessee Club Car is gorgeous. AND--I love that old caboose. Wow!!
You brought back some great memories for me, Mary. I'll have to blog sometime on my train experiences.
Hugs,
Betsy
This was a facsinating tour .The Tennessee car looks very luxurious.
Blessings,Ruth
Thanks for sharing these pictures. Since I live in Tennessee I was especially interested in the Tennessee car. I wonder if there were cars for other states at one time?
This is a terrific post! I would LOVE to have traveled on that train!
Mary, I think you just gave us a destination when we have time. I will love going here. And Roger's grandpa was an engineer on the trains! So I think he would enjoy this, too!
Traveling by train really is a wonderful way to travel and I sure wish it hadn't gone out of mode! Here in B.C. one can take the Rocky Mountaineer ... an expensive trip. There is also Via Rail and that is what we took just after we got married ... all across Canada. It was great! We came back through the states but I have to say the Canadian trains, at least at that time, were nicer. We had already been told that by American passengers but our ticket stated that we must do part of the trip in the States.
Thanks, everyone! This transportation museum is pretty small and just a couple cars to walk through, plus engine and caboose. There are a lot of great train museums out there....St. Louis has a nice one with lots more trains. French Lick, IN had one that I posted last summer. Cincinnatti has a great old depot with a wonderful model of the city with trains running. Mike's grandpa was a railroad engineer and I have a brother-in-law who loves trains, so I have been around to lots of train museums with my relatives :-) Mike has posted some in his blog, but needs to dig out more photos and post them. Many were before digital cameras and we need to go back for better photos! Train travel needs to be brought back to popularity! I live a 2-3 hour drive from a lot of major cities...going by train would be great....Nashville, Indianapois, Louisville, St. Louis. We usually have to drive to one of these cities to fly anywhere further at a resonable rate....how much nicer if we could hop a train for commutes like this. Would think it would be a good idea for business people who travel, too.
How cool! I love this post. You know, I've never been on a train. Maybe that's why they fascinate me. Love the old cars too.
Very interesting images & story about the trains. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks....I have only ridden on short scenic train rides...never an actual trip.
It's nice to see photos without snow, because I think the same storm you're getting is headed our way as well.
Trains and old cars are always a treat, especially for the boys.
great tour, thanks for sharing these. I love the club car..wow.
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