https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Railroad_Fair<\/a><\/p>\nTo give a little context, this was sponsored by most of the railroads. It was held in 1948 along the Lake Michigan waterfront, roughly where McCormick place is today. Most of the early equipment was replicas.<\/p>\n
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As the Wikipedia article points out, this event was part of the inspiration that ultimately caused Walt Disney to make Disney Land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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