The
Original Museum of Science and Industry
layout…..
The Museum and Santa Fe Railroad exhibit is
one of the world's largest and most complete model train displays. The
3,000-square-foot display takes its passengers on a journey across American terrain
that highlights modern railroad operations. The exhibit vividly illustrates the
formative role the railway industry has played in shaping America's economy.
Notable among the railway's features:
- The
exhibit opened in 1941, and was renovated in 1988.
- Scale:
1/4 inch to the foot or 1/48 actual size; track gauge: 1-1/4",
O-gauge.
- 1,200
feet of track run through a reconstructed setting representing the
industrial Midwest, the Great
Plains, the Arizona desert and Grand
Canyon, and California.
- The
display includes more than eight operational trains, four of which run at
any given time. Each train is pulled by a diesel locomotive and hauls as
many as 15 cars. The complex choreography of the trains is managed by an
intricate electronic switchboard.
- A
miniature "intermodal" facility
demonstrates the interplay of highway, shop and rail transportation in
modern railway operations.
- Working
plant models in the display include a cement factory, an oil field and
refinery and a wash rack in the train yard.
- Fifteen
buildings and homes are wired with working electricity.
I
ran across a video containing actual footage of the "OLD" Museum
of Science and Industry layout in
operation. It has no sound, but I thought you might find it interesting. .
Enjoy!!!
Windows
XP version(4.4mb): https://www.angelfire.com/theforce/modeltrains/MSI_RAILS.WMV
Windows
95 version(1.9mb): https://www.angelfire.com/theforce/modeltrains/MSI_RAILS_Win95version.WMV
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LINKS:
http://www.modelrailroader.com
http://www.amtrak.com
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http://www.raillinks.com
