Columbus Railroads

Railroad Exhibits
Columbus, Ohio

         From time-to-time over the years the railroads around Columbus have sponsored or hosted exhibits for the public. It can be historical equipment like the Civil War locomotive The General in 1888 and again in 1965, or it can introduce a new service like the NYC Explorer in 1956, or it might promote a safety message. Sometimes the railroads are just the carrier of displays like the 1915 Liberty Bell Tour or the 1948 and 1975 American Freedom Train visits to Columbus.
         We are going to stretch the category and include funeral trains the most notable being the President Abraham Lincoln funeral train in 1865.
         As time permits the list of exhibits will be further described and will include a photo or two where possible. Readers who would like to add to the Railroad Exhibits list should email their suggestions to columbusrr@att.net.

1850-1900

1865	The President Abraham Lincoln funeral train - photos & article
1888	Western & Atlantic Civil War locomotive No. 3, "The General" - photo & article
1888	B&O RR Locomotive "Arabian" understeam on High Street - photo & article
1893	PRR Locomotive "John Bull" and two coaches - photo & newspaper accounts
1896	Hocking Valley Railway - staged head on collision at Buckeye Park -

1901-1920

1906	CD&M interurban parlor car at the Fair Grounds - photo & article
1915	PRR - The liberty Bell comes to Columbus - photo & newspaper accounts
1916	CRP&L safety exihibit at Ohio State Fair - photo & article

1921-1940

1921	NYC locomotive No. 999 and the DeWitt Clinton at the Big Four freight house -
1934	PRR "World's Fair Exhibition Train" - K4 with a four car train at Union Station. -
1936	NYC "Rexall Exhibition Train" - 12 car train traveling the country as a promotion for the Rexall Drug Stores. photo & article
1938	PRR locomotives at the 20th Street shops on display for railfan trips to Columbus. -
1939	Union Pacific Railroad No. 58 visits for the Columbus premier of "Union Pacific". -
1939	LM&S Ry - the Coronation Scot, locomotive and train on display at Union Station. -

1941-1960

1947	C&O Steam Turbine Electric locomotive, No. 500 at Yard A - photos & article
1948	The first American Freedom Train Sept. 5-6, 1948 at OSU -
1949	French 40 & 8 box car, a gift from the French people. -
1949	General Motors/Pullman Train of Tomorrow. -
1955	B&O/C&O historic railroad equipment at the Ohio State Fair Grounds -
1956	C&O Stream Locomotive at the Columbus Zoo that was not to be -
1960	110th anniversary reenactment of the first train to Columbus with C&O No. 377 - newspaper/video

1961-2000

1965	W&A Civil War locomotive No. 3 "The General" at Union Staton -
1968	C&O No. 377 and ex Hocking Valley combine at Canal Winchester -
1970s	Amtrak turbo passenger train at Union Station -
1975	The second American Freedom Train May 22-June 2, 1975 at the Defense Construction Supply Center. -
1995	Amtrak No. 159 Turbo passenger train west of High St. -

RR Exhibits

Railroad Exhibits Columbus, Ohio

Railroad Exhibits
Columbus, Ohio