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One form of [[Transportation]] within the fairgrounds was the miniature railway. | |||
==Before the Fair== | ==Before the Fair== | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Miniature Railroad was a three foot high locomotive that could handle roughly a dozen or so passengers at a time. | |||
The trains were built by the Cagney brothers, and their miniature locomotives were a big hit at the Fair, the company constructed twenty (20) 15″ gauge 4-4-0s and four (4) 22″ gauge 4-4-0s which were used as public transportation on the fairgrounds. | |||
There were eight miles of track. | |||
The attraction had three lines: | |||
*Ran the length of [[The Pike]]. | |||
*Ran from [[The Pike]] to [[Boer War]] and [[Philippine Exhibit]]. | |||
*Ran to the Anthropological exhibits. | |||
==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 4 March 2024
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One form of Transportation within the fairgrounds was the miniature railway.
Before the Fair[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Miniature Railroad was a three foot high locomotive that could handle roughly a dozen or so passengers at a time.
The trains were built by the Cagney brothers, and their miniature locomotives were a big hit at the Fair, the company constructed twenty (20) 15″ gauge 4-4-0s and four (4) 22″ gauge 4-4-0s which were used as public transportation on the fairgrounds.
There were eight miles of track.
The attraction had three lines:
- Ran the length of The Pike.
- Ran from The Pike to Boer War and Philippine Exhibit.
- Ran to the Anthropological exhibits.
