Trey Davey pumps Choo Choo after walking through EMTRAC’s Transportation Hall. The exhibit boasts selected vehicles from the Museum's collection recalling travel in the period prior to the 1920s. Of special interest are: a hearse from the 1880s used by Alexander Funeral Homes; a steam powered fire pumper utilized by the City's Fire Department; a high wheel bicycle; and a Sears Motor Car built by Evansville's Hercules Buggy Company. The backdrop for the vehicles is a mural depicting rail stations and other scenes from Evansville's past. For someone like Davey who has only seen these things in books, it was exciting to finally see these vehicles in person.
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