����������� I got up
and got dressed. I went to the lobby for breakfast. After breakfast I went back
up to my room and got my stuff together. I then headed out to the bus stop. The
bus soon came. I rode to the
����������� I went to
board a light rail train. I needed a blue line train, but I had previously read
that at some point, they might be running trains on a single line and the blue
line was only running from
����������� A red line train arrived first. I photographed it before I got on.
����������� While I was
on the train, I saw a deer as we passed by a park. We got to
����������� I rode to the Clayton station. I got off and walked to where I saw the sign for the car rental place. When I got there, there was a note on the door telling the office was around the corner so I went.
����������� I got there
and was able to check in and get my rental car which turned out to by a Hyundai
Elentra. I headed off and drove the 20 minutes to the museum. Along the way, I
passed what looked like an Amtrak station used by the River Cities trains
between
����������� I soon arrived at the museum. I went inside and paid my admission. I took some photos.
����������� I then headed up a hill to go to where the museum keeps most of its rail equipment. Along the way, I photographed a couple exhibits.
����������� I then photographed some rail equipment.
����������� I then photographed the only surviving Milwaukee Road Bi-Polar electric locomotive.
����������� I then took a few more photos.
����������� I saw that Chicago
Transit Authority �L� car #44 was running. #44 is a sister to #48 at the
����������� I then
photographed C&O
����������� I photographed Union Pacific Big Boy #4006; one of eight surviving Big Boys. I have now photographed two of them. In 2019, Union Pacific restored Big Boy #4014 to operation; something that was long thought impossible.
����������� I photographed Union Pacific 4006 with CTA 44.
����������� As far as I
know, this museum is the only museum that has both a Union Pacific Big Boy
steam locomotive AND a piece of equipment similar to one at the
����������� CTA 44 was heading out shortly. I boarded the car and went for a ride on the museum�s line. The car actually made two round trips. We stopped near an old tunnel.
����������� We then headed back to the station. I went inside the display barn and photographed EMD FT demonstrator #103A. I had seen that unit and its B-unit at Streamliners at Spencer back in 2014.
Here�s FT #103A at Streamliners at Spencer.
����������� I then
photographed St. Louis San Francisco
����������� There are no plans to get the locomotive running again, but I�m sure it could be put back on the main line if money was available.
����������� I then photographed a CB&Q E unit.
����������� I then photographed CTA #44 again.
����������� I noticed museum members had attached a staircase to the front of #44. This was most likely done to allow members to get on board the car easier as it�s a high-platform car.
����������� I then photographed Union Pacific #4006 again both outside and inside the cab.
����������� I then photographed Union Pacific Centennial #6944.
����������� The 6944
had been repainted a few years ago and looks sharp. The unit however isn�t
operational. The only operational Centennial was donated to a place in
����������� I then went around the barn and photographed former GM&O observation car �Abraham Lincoln�.
����������� I then photographed former Southern Pacific GS-6 #4460 which is the only other surviving Daylight locomotive.
����������� #4460 had been used as a farewell to steam excursion as Southern Pacific ended steam operation before coming to the museum. It was never painted in the �Daylight� livery like GS-4 #4449 which is an excursion favorite. Many railfans would love to see #4460 restored to operation and run with #4449 but that doesn�t seem likely. However, no one said a Union Pacific Big Boy would ever be restored which ended in 2019 with the completion of 4014�s restoration.
����������� I then
photographed
����������� I then photographed C&O #2727.
����������� A number of
2727�s sister locomotives are preserved. One locomotive #2716 is being restored
to operation in
����������� I then
photographed
����������� I then photographed Erie-Lackawanna SD45 #3607.
����������� I then
photographed
Here�s #2156 in
����������� The #2156
was in
����������� I then
photographed
����������� I photographed an SP&S caboose and CTA #44 at the end of the museum track.
����������� I
photographed what is the first tunnel west of the
����������� I then went
into the museum�s Abbott building and photographed
����������� I then
photographed St. Louis PCC #1743 which has been restored to its original
����������� I then went outside and photographed an exhibit car from what looked like a traveling art exhibit as well as a locomotive from the US Army.
����������� I then photographed Former Muni PCC #1140.
You can see the original
����������� #1140 is
one of many PCCs that
����������� They
apparently have another ex
����������� PCC #1743
was also acquired from
����������� I then took a few more photos.
����������� I then
photographed former Amtrak GG1 #4916. This unit is former
����������� I then took a few more photos.
����������� I went by a station on the museum grounds that had a couple model railways. I photographed them.
����������� I then went into an exhibit building where they have some vintage cars on display. There were more model railway layouts in the building as well. I took some photos.
����������� One thing I
noticed was that this building had a second floor. There was even an elevator
for disabled people. I guess it had to be
����������� I took a few more photos outside.
����������� I then
photographed a Douglas C-47A military transport aircraft and the towboat HT
Pott. The HT Pott is similar to a boat called the Mauvilla which in 1993 was
pushing 6 barges on the
����������� I headed towards the gift shop. I took a few more photos on the way.
����������� There is a scale train that runs around the front of the museum. I wanted to ride but I had to get an additional ticket. I went into the gift shop to buy a ticket. While in the gift shop, I took some photos.
����������� I photographed an exhibit on hyperloop technology.
����������� I took some more photos.
����������� I then bought lunch. After lunch I went out to go out to ride the train. This time I was able to get on. The train left. I photographed a Missouri Pacific railbus.
����������� We passed one of the GM Aerotrain sets. I photographed the rear of the trainset.
����������� I then photographed a Flexible Fishbowl.
����������� I photographed some planes on display.
����������� I
photographed a
����������� The train actually made two loops around. I photographed the Missouri Pacific railbus again.
����������� I got off. I walked over and photographed the train.
I took a lot of photos this day.
Click to see what happened the rest of the day:��� National
Museum of Transportation part 2