Kansas City’s grand and restored Union Station. Reminds me of a childhood trip to the east cost in the mid 1960’s when I was a kid. We went by train from Utah to Chicago to New York City and on to New London, Connecticut. I still remember the huge train stations packed with people waiting for their trains to leave. Little did I know that I was witnessing the tail end of an era.
A few minutes today at Union Stations brought back a lot of memories.
True Confession Monday today. Mine is, I have a thing for trains. Route 66 Village in west Tulsa has just the one for me. The Frisco 4500.
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1942. It is huge! 500,000 pounds! I found this locomotive during a geocaching expedition three years ago. It was parked in a remote area north of downtown as it was being restored by volunteers. It has since been moved to its present location for display. It is a long term project of the Sertoma Club of Tulsa. See SuperPizzaBoy? He is almost 5’11” (I can still take him though!) and is dwarfed by the wheels of the locomotive.
They also have the Murray Hill, a solarium lounge car built in 1929.
They have an oil tanker and a caboose.
And what they claim is the world’s largest oil derrick.
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Route 66 Village is a great stop on old Route 66.
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