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The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as well as Pennsylvania Railroad, hired him to create giant model railroads for world fairs to stimulate interest in train travel and help revive the national economy during the years of the Great Depression. His 40-by-70-foot model railroad exhibit was the "chief transportation feature" of the 1935 ...
Pages in category "Model railway shows and exhibitions" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. ... Historic Railpark and Train Museum (Bowling ...
The museum also features a historic train station (the 1887-vintage Arcadia, California depot of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway), a library, and a collection of railway memorabilia. [3] [4] Currently, entry to the museum is free and open to the public on the second weekend of each month, besides daily in May during the L.A. County ...
Live listings of UK Steam and Vintage Events (Visitors may also submit to this Events Guide) "Old Glory" Online Guide to UK Events including steam rallies and fairs (dynamic list) - from the Old Glory magazine (Old Glory also publishes a 'Free' paper version at the start of each year listing UK Events.) Search for steam fairs near you (UK only)
The Great American Train Show is the name of what was, for two decades, the largest traveling model train show in the United States. The company was incorporated in 1985 and went defunct in 2006. During the 1990s, the company operated as many as 90 train shows every year in 40 different states.
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television.The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection.
First of ten E1 Class Santa Fe type (2-10-2) locomotives built for the Duluth Missabe & Northern by Alco in 1919. No. 506 was in service with the DM&IR until 1962 and was donated to the museum the same year. Pardee and Curtin Lumber Company 12 Pullman Company: 29 Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) H-23 class 2718
Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn, a separate museum within the Los Angeles Live Steamers complex, opened in 1999. [1] The barn was the backyard workshop of Walt Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. Walt was an avid train enthusiast and his status as a charter member of LALSRM made the property a good fit to host the barn.