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Revision as of 23:09, 10 November 2022
 Wabash Rail Terminal was built for the World's Fair and was situated at the Exposition's main entrance. |
Railways were one of the fastest ways to get Transportation to the fair.
Etymology
Before the Fair
Description
The St. Louis Union Station, opened in 1884, was a stunning building with its barrel-vaulted Grand Hall. Designed by Theodore Link (who was the architect on the Palace of Mines & Metallurgy), and provided visitors with a taste of the grand architecture that they would find at the Fair.
The Fairgrounds were touched by transportation agencies from the city at eleven points. Two steam railroad terminals were close to the grounds, while nine electric street railway loop terminals, that served all parts of the city for one fare, were located at the entrances.
The Wabash Railroad (a steam train), had a terminal station at the main entrance to the fairgrounds, that provided shuttle trains between the fairgrounds and Union Station. Taylor City Belt Railroad, a corporation which served the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railroad, allowed passengers to reach the southern part of the fairgrounds.
Street Railways were operated by two corporations, the Transit Company and the St. Louis & Suburban Railway Company. The former touched the fairgrounds at six entrances, the latter at three. Transfers were not interchangeable between the lines of the two companies. Signs in the front and back windows, indicated the route, or destination, or both.
A nickel charge paid for passage to the city limits from any point in the city. Children under 12 years were carried for half fare, while under kids under five rode free.
The New York Central and West Shore Railroads had excursions to the Fair from New York and Boston, six trains a day. Rates from New York to St. Louis cost between $23.50 to $38.89(equivalent to $1,173 in 2021).
