Bound for a Museum.

Publication

-

The National Museum of Transportation

Name/Title

Bound for a Museum.

Entry/Object ID

R697.001.009

Tags

Article - Newspaper or Magazine., Digital only, Ephemera, Kansas City Times, The.

Collection

Christopher Collection.

Category

Newspaper article

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Periodical

Kansas City Times, The.

Publisher

Kansas City Star, The.

Date Published

Sep 17, 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Publication Language

English

Publication Subjects

Dr. John P. Roberts Frisco Railroad

Transcription

Transcription

BOUND FOR A MUSEUM - The Thirty-ninth street "dinkey" which carried passengers for nearly thirty years from Thirty-ninth and Main streets to Adams street in Kansas City, Kansas, was officially presented yesterday to the Museum of Transport, St. Louis. Officials of the Kansas City Public Service company and the museum were present at the Tenth and Lister shops for the brief ceremony. Shopmen who serviced and repaired the Birney Safety car, as it was called when first used in 1919, took time off from work to witness the presentation. The trolley will be moved on a flatcar to St. Louis, Dr. John P. Roberts, director of the museum, said. The Dinkeys, of which the company once had eighty-nine, are double end cars. They have brake and power controls at both ends - (Kansas City Star photograph). (Story on page 6)

Language

English

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital Resource

Date

March 19, 2026

Created By

Mogerman, Jordan

Create Date

April 13, 2026

Updated By

Mogerman, Jordan

Update Date

April 22, 2026