tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post8881933322022248943..comments2024-03-02T08:13:35.152-06:00Comments on Hyperblogal: Trains Arrive at Union StationHyperblogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05617626477611807412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-22036165286246090992009-08-07T09:49:29.495-05:002009-08-07T09:49:29.495-05:00Thanks Patricia... and welcome to my blog... I...Thanks Patricia... and welcome to my blog... I'm going to be posting more than I have been soon.Hyperblogalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617626477611807412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-71572793468081105182009-06-12T12:57:29.893-05:002009-06-12T12:57:29.893-05:00Oh man! Now I want a cherry phosphate! Those were ...Oh man! Now I want a cherry phosphate! Those were the best (though I usually added a scoop of vanilla ice cream to it). I made a mean phosphate back in the day...The soda fountain was one of my favorite places to work in the museum...MoxieMamaKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476898618715285808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-77914157773341000862009-06-12T09:32:17.100-05:002009-06-12T09:32:17.100-05:00Kelly loved the train set up at the Museum... also...Kelly loved the train set up at the Museum... also because it was the last thing we looked at before phosphates!Hyperblogalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617626477611807412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-45234709244382972352009-06-12T09:09:27.678-05:002009-06-12T09:09:27.678-05:00Very cool. They used to have a really nice set up ...Very cool. They used to have a really nice set up at the KC Museum in the Billiards Room. I've always been fascinated with the displays at Christmas time. We go down to Union Station just to see them. Darling spent almost an hour looking at the Christmas display 2 years ago (which is saying something for a 2 yr old.) We'll have to check it out!MoxieMamaKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476898618715285808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-50599221901187715312009-06-12T08:02:27.581-05:002009-06-12T08:02:27.581-05:00This is all made up locations. Some model railroad...This is all made up locations. Some model railroaders model real roads and real locations. A friend and I used to talk about fantasy models based on historic Kansas City. Specifically, one option was the Kansas City Terminal Railroad which handled (and still handles) inter-road operations in the KC area, movements to and from industries in the crossroads, and movements at Union Station.<br /><br />Other options included the street car system or the old interurban, which sometimes also carried local freight. <br /><br />The biggest problem aside from space was too many things would need to be built from scratch to be recognizably Kansas City. Would have been great, though.<br /><br />Another option wasJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859251362066089980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732015764489128990.post-43913508499036966152009-06-11T21:31:00.193-05:002009-06-11T21:31:00.193-05:00I've seen this one, all I could think of is ho...I've seen this one, all I could think of is how much money this set is worth.kcmeeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640259113083899984noreply@blogger.com