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According to the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Transportation “houses one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world”. Wow, that’s a lot of planes, trains, and automobiles! There’s a fee to enter the main museum grounds, but you can get all your Junior Ranger requirements without leaving the parking lot. |
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#1. Find the C-47 (military)/DC-3 (civilian) cargo plane. These planes were nicknamed “gooney birds” during WWII because of how they looked during takeoff and landing. What was used to transport the aircraft to the museum? ___________________ |
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#2. Find the tow boat. You can climb up the stairs and check it out, if you want. What is the name of the boat? ________________ What heavy object is on the ground under the metal stairs? ____________ |
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#3. Find a little locomotive named Laclede Christy. It moved car loads of what kind of material to the Laclede Christy plant in the early 1900s? _______________ |
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#4. Find something that looks like a giant rocker for a rocking chair. That’s a cast iron Sellers turntable. They were installed in pits, and used to turn steam locomotives in a circle so they could run in the opposite direction. What is the “PHILIDELPHIA No.” on the turntable? _______________ |
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Sellers turntable in rail yard |
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MOT Locator Map: |
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Mule in use at Panama Canal |
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#5. Find something that looks like a small, “two-headed” locomotive. These |
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little locomotives were nicknamed “mules” and are used to guide ships through the Panama Canal. What two letters are painted on the side above the numbers 662? ___________ |