Yesterday, our group toured the Museum of Municipal Engineering, in the Kazimierz section of Krakow. This museum was filled with many amazing artifacts to accurately represent how technology and the way of living in Krakow has changed. One of my favorite examples of this was how transportation has changed. Beginning in 1882, the first tram way was put in place and running. The tram cars, like the accompanying photo, were pulled by horses. There were two versions of the tram car for the change of seasons too. The pictured car was used in the spring and summer to make riding in the tram car more bearable, since temperatures tend to rise during these times. A fun fact about these cars was your fare price was based on your height! If you were under 130 cm, you paid less. I assume this is due to the fact those at that size would take up less room and allow for more passengers to ride on the tram. These trams were well utilized until the 1890's, but were then replaced by the electric tram. This was neat to see and a version of transportation I didn't realize was utilized in the past.
I also find this portion interesting since I worked at a train museum! Additionally, I was fascinated that it was the conductor's job to measure children with a stick...did they think of simply painting it on the side of the train to elimate a worker from the job and reduce costs? Maybe that's just an IE thought though :P
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