America on the Move
Smithsonian Museum includes an oilfield service truck among petroleum-related exhibits.
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has educated millions of visitors about the history of U.S. transportation since “America on the Move” opened in November 2003 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Today’s first-floor exhibits in the General Motors Hall of Transportation include the 1903 Winton (the first automobile to drive across the country), bicycles, carriages, antique automobiles, and a 1959 Chicago Transit Authority “L” mass transit car. Nearby, a A 260-ton locomotive built in 1926 is featured across from exhibits about Route 66 — the “People’s Highway.” (more…)
