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Train in which 1200 lost their lives still stands in Hikkaduwa station
Some Aboriginal kids having been driven for up to three hours across dirt roads of the outback waiting for Santa to alight from the Indian Pacific train on a Xmas special journay.
A young passenger
This is one of the train cars on display at the Strasburg Railroad Station.
This steam engine was painted, and used in the movie "Hello Dolly"
Like the other train museums we've seen, this one had several very nice model railroads set up. This one was HO scale
This is a replica of a 'Steam Carriage' built in 1825 by John Stevens on his NJ Estate to demonstrate the capabilities of using a steam engine for a railroad. Notice the geared track in the center.
In 1831, several railroad pioneers including John Stevens, decided to build an operating railroad. They had to import this engine from England as non were made in America at that time.
Freight Yards were used to take trains apart, sort the cars and assemble into new trains by destination - called 'classification'.
This is another example of a self propelled railroad car, similar to the ones we saw in Danbury CT, but this appears to be older.
The state of Pennsylvania runs and supports this museum. This is the largest Railroad Museum building in the US and houses quite a few beautifully restored engines and cars.
This is in Lancaster County, PA. Quite a few of the farms we saw had no cars or trucks, as the Amish don't use them. I didn't get a closer look at this one, but the horses may be an indicator.
Mom enjoyed the Doll Store, but didn't buy very much.
This is how they can turn a train engine around. It is run by electric motors on the track that goes around the inside of the circle.
This gives you some idea how large this Railway Museum is
During WWI, trains were the most common form of transportation to get troops to and from home. Communities would turn out to see their men off or welcome them home.
Sperry Rail Service Detector Car (1928). This was initially built as a self propelled baggage/passenger car. In 1945, Sperry modified it to use to find faults in RR tracks. It remained in service until 2003, finding over 20,000 defects in tracks.
Cross sections from many different sizes of track are on display. The one on the right is the most common size in use today, 140#. Track size is listed based on how much a three foot section weights, or 140 pounds in this case.
Coal was loaded in the bed of the tender. Water was stored in tanks in the walls of the tender. Enought water and coal was carried for about one day's travel.
Some of the museum train's have very informative signs, such as this one explaining how a steam engine works.
The sign in the center shows the location & names of the controls for this steam engine. Two men worked here, the engineer and fireman - who kept the engine supplied with coal.
This is Engine 1455 for the Boston & Maine Railroad. It was built in 1907 and ran on Steam, created by burning coal below a boiler. It remained in service until 1955.
This was built in 1947 by GM. It had two, 12 cylinder diesel engines that ran electric generators to power electric motors on the wheels. Together, the two engines produced 2,600 hp.
Mom saw the stove in the train depot and thought it would be a good place to keep warm (she was kidding of course, the stove isn't used anymore).