The N.C. Transportation Museum’s 2011 Family Rail Days Festival, scheduled June 11 and 12, will celebrate the golden age of railroading and offer something for every member of the family. Featuring historic locomotives and rail cars displayed alongside modern rail equipment, the event will give visitors a chance to enjoy train rides, great music, model [...]
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Transportation museum fires up coal engine!
Posted: December 7, 2010 in Spencer, Steam LocomotivesTags: nc train rides, nc trains, nc transportation museum, steam engines, train rides, Train Rides in NC, trains
Source: http://www.salisburypost.com The Flagg 75 steam engine spits, coughs, breathes heavily and blows off a lot of steam before it finally moves. In other words, I can relate. I hopped into the cab of the 1930 workhorse locomotive Saturday morning as Engineer John Barnett of Raleigh backed it onto the roundtable at the N.C. Transportation [...]
