Trains

Nashville Steam preps for NC&StL No. 576’s first fireup

Nearly 10 years after the announcement to restore NC&STL No. 576, the Nashville Steam Preservation Society is closing in on the first fireup.
Washington Examiner

Va. museum’s steam locomotive to be restored in NC

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — One of the Virginia Museum of Transportation’s steam passenger locomotives is heading to North Carolina to be restored. The museum says in a news release that the Norfolk & Western ...
salisburypost

Queen of Steam: When it comes to locomotives, the Class J 611 has few rivals

SPENCER — The rail enthusiast looks at the Class J 611 steam locomotive, and he sees power, majesty, engineering, the bullet nose, the Tuscan red stripe, the giant wheels, the gleaming rods and the ...
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I drove this train (and you can too!)

Watch this video to experience operating a train from 1950 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. This "At The Throttle" session provides a hands-on experience with one of the mus ...
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All aboard for Steam Over Spencer: Live steam model train event comes to NC Transportation Museum

Model train connoisseurs have a great opportunity to share that passion with others at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Steam Over Spencer: A Live Steam Model Train event is taking place on March 6-8 ...