E. DESMOND LEE TRAIN COLLECTION – Museum of Transportation

 

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December  23, 2015

For  all of the young at heart or  who simply  love trains  and/or  miniatures  – the E.  Desmond Lee Train Collection is currently on dispaly at the Museum of Transportation until   Dec. 30, 2015.

Here’s a sampling of what you will see….

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Must have been a cookie overdose…

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King Kong made an appearance also …….

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1870 St. Louis Streetcar   was pulled by mules.  Fare was a nickel per ride  and the driver was paid 9 cents an hour.

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Oldest original  railroad passenger car  from 1843 – first pulled by horses, then later by steam locomotives.

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Last but not least – 2 of Santa’s reindeer resting up before the big night….

Thanks for reading!

Merry Christmas!!

 

 

 

 

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