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02-27-2009, 09:12 AM
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Vintage train open to public in North Carolina ?
Recently saw a wonderful documentary on the UNC channel. It was about a vintage train now open to public (for a small fee) somewhere in NC. Couldn't get the website/location though. Any ideas?
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02-27-2009, 09:30 AM
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I think I saw that, too--it was in the mountains, right?
You could probably contact WUNC and ask, if all else fails; I believe it's Telethon fundraising time and the things they're showing are being rerun throughout the month. Maybe their website even has it?
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02-27-2009, 09:37 AM
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Thanks, I'll check
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Originally Posted by Francois
I think I saw that, too--it was in the mountains, right?
You could probably contact WUNC and ask, if all else fails; I believe it's Telethon fundraising time and the things they're showing are being rerun throughout the month. Maybe their website even has it?
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02-27-2009, 10:26 AM
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I didn't see the show, but might the reference have been to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad?
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02-27-2009, 10:44 AM
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There's always this one in New Hill (or Bonsal?):
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02-27-2009, 03:32 PM
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You might be thinking of Spencer shops. It was the massive repair facility for Southern Railways through much of the twentieth century. It is now the N.C. Transportation Museum.
Welcome to the North Carolina Transportation Museum
Here's an aerial picture of the facility from the '40s, note the giant roundhouse to the left of the photo.
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02-27-2009, 06:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raleighmark
... note the giant roundhouse to the left of the photo.
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My grandfather ran the roundhouse at Spencer until he retired. The Spencer Shops closed the next day. We never heard the end of it.
I think, but am not sure, the Transportation Museum runs a train from time to time. I know they have lots of old trains on display, there in Spencer.
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02-27-2009, 07:13 PM
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02-27-2009, 07:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LLN
My grandfather ran the roundhouse at Spencer until he retired. The Spencer Shops closed the next day. We never heard the end of it.
lln
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 I'll bet.
Spencer was also the destination of the ole 97 in "The wreck of the old 97".
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02-28-2009, 04:22 PM
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Spencer shops is worth a visit they currently run an old diesel train, you can even ride the the train turntable.
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