Musem description.

Publication

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The National Museum of Transportation

Name/Title

Musem description.

Entry/Object ID

R697.001.032

Tags

Article - Newspaper or Magazine., TNMOT History

Collection

Steve Haack Collection, The.

Publication Details

Author

Tom Noel

Date Published

Mar 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Date Printed

circa Feb 1954

Transcription

Transcription

The Museum of Transport is one of the projects of the St. Louis Railway Historical Society. This society came into being in 1946 as a result of the work of several St. Louisians and has as its purpose the study of the history of the railroads and other forms of transportation. Many railroads in the St. Louis area have shown considerable interest in this project by donating old equipment to the museum. The museum is located at Barret's [sic] station near Kirkwood in St. Louis County. The members of the society have laid the track needed for the railway equipment and have done all the repair and maintenance work. Since the museum is a continually expanding project, the society members work on it on weekends the year around. One of the main reasons for locating the museum at Barret's station is the historical significance of this area. The museum occupies land along the original route of the Pacific Railroad (now Missouri Pacific). The first railroad tunnels west of the Mississippi were bored on this line in 1851 and were in use until 1944. One of these tunnels, the West Barret’s [sic] tunnel, is on the museum property and track has been relayed through it by the society. The museum contains railroad equipment exhibits, street railway exhibits, and automotive exhibits. Some of the museum's railroad and street railway exhibits are shown in the accompanying pictures. A Chicago & Northwestern locomotive (No. 1015), which set a speed record of 127 mph in 1905, is one of the museum's most valued exhibits. The street railway exhibits include many early types of streetcars and the automotive exhibits are made up of early model cars and buses. ——— CAPTION: Old Missouri Pacific tunnel on the museum property, known as the west Barret’s[sic] tunnel.

Language

English

Created By

Mogerman, Jordan

Create Date

April 20, 2026

Updated By

Mogerman, Jordan

Update Date

July 28, 2026