|
Tommy G. Robertson Railroad
The Tommy G. Robertson Railroad is a heritage railroad and amusement park attraction located in the Six Flags St. Louis amusement park in Eureka, Missouri. It opened with the park on June 5, 1971, when it was then known as the "Six Flags Railroad". Years later, it was renamed the "Tommy G. Robertson Railroad". Today, it is one of the oldest operating rides at Six Flags St. Louis. Locomotives Back when the Tommy G. Robertson Railroad was known as the "Six Flags Railroad" in 1971, it used to have two operating 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotives. Since the 1980s, it now only has one of those operating steam locomotives. Both locomotives run on nonpolluting propane as their fuel source. Engine #5 Engine #5 was built by the Crown Metal Products in 1970 and sold in 1971 to Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It was later sold in the 1980s to Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa Bay, Florida where it still operates today on the Serengeti Express. Today, it is painted in a yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 World's Fair (Six Flags St
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. Local, state, and federal funds totaling $15 million were used to finance the event. More than 60 countries and 43 of the then-45 American states maintained exhibition spaces at the fair, which was attended by nearly 19.7 million people. Historians generally emphasize the prominence of the themes of race and imperialism, and the fair's long-lasting impact on intellectuals in the fields of history, art history, architecture and anthropology. From the point of view of the memory of the average person who attended the fair, it primarily promoted entertainment, consumer goods and popular culture. The monumental Greco-Roman architecture of this and other fairs of the era did much to influence permanent new buildings and master plans of major cities. Background In 1904, St. Louis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
