The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-22
RAILWAY EVOLUTION
TO Be DEMONSTRATED
Display at the Worlds Fair Will
Occupy 10000 Square Feet
OF Space.
ARRAN DEMENT'S PERFECTED.
Perfect Models of Trains. Tracks,
Terminals. Roadbeds and All
Equipment to Be Shown
at Exposition.
ARRANGEMENTS PERFECTED.

The evolution and development OF the rail-
ways OF the world will be shown in an ex-
hibit in ~ Palace Of Transportation by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway. The display
will OCCUPY COCO square feet Of space
Al the Columbian Exposition at Chicago
ten years ago the same railroad made what
was then the greatest railroad exhibit the
world had ever seen. Then the space occu-
pied was 32,coo square feet.
The exhibit is being prepared upder the
personal direction of Major J. G. Pang-
born. who for twenty-five years has been
connected with the B. & o. II was under
MS direction that the exhibit at Chicago
was made ard so great was its success that
the major portion of il was transferred to
the Field Columbian Museum. filling the
east end OF the AIT building az Jackson
Park. Arrangements have been perfected
whereby this will be removed to ST. Louis,
and it will form the nucleus for the greater
exhibit that will be completed when the
Worlds Fair opens its gates in the spring
OF I90i
Major Pansborn has spent much OF his
time during the last ten years in Europe.
Asia. Australia and Africa, studying and
investigating railway construction, methods
and operation.
One division Of the augmented collection is
to be devoted to tenth-size models of typical
freight trains. Abroad they are termed
| goods trains. The models will be perfect,
and will stand on counterpar,s of roadbed.
track ard appurtenances. introducing typi-
cal bridges. trestles. culverts. cuts. fills etc
| The series of models will be from twenty
to twenty-five feet in length ard will reveal
accurately the roads and equipments of all
| nations. The motive power, coupling. make
| Up Of trains. nature of cars and manner of
, loading will all be comprehensIvely shown.
Another series OF models that will be of
! interest 10 the visitor. whether he be a
| railroad man or not. will be that illustrat-
| ing the special trains of the reigning heads
| OF foreign lands.
Other series will denote the development
| of the track interlockng and the genera
| terminal systems in vogue. The notable
| terminal system at leading centerS will be
i, and extensive passenger stations in Amer
| lea and abroad will be studied with pleas
| IRE by the visitor
| The tunnel division will include models
and reliefs of striking examples of the
| genius and daring of railway engineers
| Tracks will be shown reaching from valleys
10 mountain tops. and the exhibit will show
| the difficulties the early engineers met in
| constructing roads and engines that could
| cross the mountains. In this exhibit will
=! be found the first engine to climb a noun
| tain. old Peppersauce, OF the Mount
| Washington line.
| revolving globe. TO scale and in relief 81
| feet in diameter. will center the great space
| of the exhibit. and on its surface will be de-
! l!neated the railway lines OF the world
| Such portions as are double track will be
| noted. together with the gauge. standard
weight OF rails. ties and sleepers and all
! other information of value. Near by will
| be shown the passenger tickets used by all
| the lines. together with the baggage and
| luggage systems in use all over the world
There will be an interesting gallery OF
| original drawings. Autographs of railwa y
| scenes. locomotives. cars. trains. stations
! and bridges. as well as series of black and
| white sketches illustrative of evolution and
| development of motive power, trains. per
| nanent way. etc. together with grea,
| collection Of photographs.