rolling stock * model trains * upcoming Exhibits
The Depot/ The Peoples gallery
The Peoples Gallery/ Depot- the current configuration of the Depot was completed in 1933. The south end of the building housed a Fred Harvey House, and is now our conference room. The gift shop was originally a cigar newsstand. The building was an active passenger depot from 1933 until April 15, 1967. The building was remolded for the third time in 1933.
Currently the Depot features displays of Railroad China (to see more visit the Theater Building), pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike, Railroad tools, and pictures from the Southern Railroad. The Panama exhibit is also being installed in the Depot Gallery area.
Currently the Depot features displays of Railroad China (to see more visit the Theater Building), pictures of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike, Railroad tools, and pictures from the Southern Railroad. The Panama exhibit is also being installed in the Depot Gallery area.
The "Ghosts of TRAVELERS' past"
Our "ghosts" were created by Elliot and Ivan Schwartz of New York in 1981. They depict individuals who passed through the museum's waiting room in 1932. The artists hired live models and wrapped them in wet plaster to form a mold. The models had to remain still for 5 hours while the plaster dried. The molds were removed from the models and reinforced with rebar. The 1930s clothing the "ghosts" are dressed in was either purchased at local antique stores or sewn by the artists' assistants who used a 1932 Sears Roebuck and Company catalog as a reference.
