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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Reynolda House Museum of American Art Opens Trains that Passed in the Night The Photographs of O. Winston Link
Posted: February 21, 2011 in Train HistoryTags: north carolina trains, steam engines, tarheel trains, train rides, Train Rides in NC
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art presents Trains that Passed in the Night: The Photographs of O. Winston Link on view February 19—June 19, 2011. O. Winston Link’s haunting black-and-white photographs from the 1950s depict the end of the era of steam railroading in the United States and the rural landscapes of Virginia and [...]
Old Fort’s Railroad Day set for Saturday
Posted: May 1, 2010 in Train HistoryTags: mountain trains, nc trains, old fort trains, trains in north carolina
By Mike Conley | The McDowell News Old Fort will again celebrate its railroad heritage with exhibits, music and fun-filled activities for young and old alike. The Third Annual Railroad Day in Old Fort will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Depot, which for many years was a station for the [...]
Theme Song for The Daniel Boone Railroad – Lost Train of Hillsborough, NC
Posted: March 5, 2010 in Steam Locomotives, Train History, Train Rides in NCTags: daniel boone railroad, nc steam engines, occoneechee, old steam engine, train ride in hillsborough, Train Rides in NC
In my quest to locate the train or locomotive I used to ride as a small boy with my grandfather in Hillsborough, NC I have been able to locate many pictures and much info regarding the old engine and cars. The story started when I posted a story and photo of me in front of [...]
Two Big Railroad Festivals in NC!
Posted: September 10, 2009 in Festivals, Steam Locomotives, Train History, Train Rides in NCTags: great smoky mount, tarheel trains, Train Rides in NC, tweetsie
Two of the largest railroad festivals in NC are this weekend and next weekend. First, the establishment known as Tweetsie Railroad will host its annual Railfan Weekend this Saturday/Sunday, September 12th & 13th. Tweetsie breaks out #12 (Tweetsie) and also 190 (Yukon Queen) for a double-barrelled shotgun full of fun on their historic steam locomotives. [...]
Scenic Town Has Many Ties To Old Railway
Posted: August 21, 2009 in Train History, Train Rides in NCTags: nc, virginia creeper, west jefferson
Source: Tricities.com By Joe Tennis Features Writer / Bristol Herald Courier Published: August 20, 2009 Roll into West Jefferson, N.C., and you wonder: What if? What if the old Virginia-Carolina Railway had not been broken up and lost in time? What if this place looked more like the Old Dominion? “If they had done it [...]
