Car Museum Observation

The final site I visited was the Museum of Transportation. As you approach the front door along the walkway there are train whistles that are available to test and hear how they sound. So, if you want to annoy family members that come with you be sure to pull multiple times. It is a very engaging time to pull the whistles and compare the sounds. The two most known train whistles are the old flute and horn. The old flute whistle has a very high-pitched tone, while horn whistle is a quite loud but has a much lower pitch. Today when trains go by you normally hear the horn whistle, because it is easier to recognize over the noise around you. So, as you walk into the vestibule you are immediately surrounded by information on the museum itself with pictures of its inception. So now you have arrived and you need to pay the price of admission that is set, because this museum is not funded by Federal funding. They have different fees according to age. The admission for adults will be ten dollars, while the admission for children will be five dollars. Price of admission includes trolley rides when operating and weather permitting (“Hours & Admission.”). There are also optional

This is a two-story building showcasing a horse-drawn sleigh, doctor carriages, delivery wagons, a model-T, and cars from different eras. There was even one of the first every made bicycles. I cannot imagine how that was a fun mode of transportation. Were they not afraid to fall off? Of course, not all the cars are displayed there is not enough room, but you can see how different parts were kept accordingly. Upstairs is the mechanics of cars and trucks showing the different types of speedometers and different front dashes showing the differences in the gas gauges, and how that is changed over the years. Seeing some of the radios they had were a little mind boggling. One would have to know what a 8-track or cassette player was and/or even