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Located in the heart of central North Carolina along the border of Wake and Chatham counties, just thirty minutes south of Raleigh, North Carolina is the Railroad Museum / New Hope Valley Railway. With steam and diesel locomotives as well as different cars, flat cars, and other museum / railway fans were currently receiving its rural Bonsal location since 1981. Take a trip to the railway line Old With Me "and experience a bit of American history from the train!

Since I am a boy I was fascinated by trains - steam engines, diesels, the bullet trains, and even the subway. My family feels the same way, we marvel at the sight of a steam locomotive whistles and wheezes its way clackety-clack down the tracks, imagining that we, we travel across this great nation ours.

This particular museum stock excite fans train for the variety of equipment on site, and, for rides that are available to the general public. Indeed, when we recently visited the museum grounds have been packed for several days hiking takes place only on the first Sunday of the month [May-November with Halloween and Christmas goes well]. Five tours are organized daily journey, visitors are encouraged to arrive early for the trick they want to take.

Driven by a [General Electric diesel locomotive robust built in the early 1940s], around an hour by train allows passengers to travel from Bonsal to New Hill and back. The 6.5 mile track was purchased from the venerable Society of Southern Railway and is now used exclusively by the museum.

Fans sit in one of two comfortable open cars that are, in effect, converted flatcars. On a recent Sunday, the museum sent out a diesel above and added a pair of antlers and a red face vans baggage Brown to complete the set.

On the museum grounds is a large U.S. Army Corps transport tool of cars that currently houses the museum gift shop and exhibits. Several other cars and a tender jib crane located on the site and some are carefully restored while others are in active use. Currently, the museum's steam locomotive is used on a limited basis but plans are to start using it on trips more frequently.

The museum railway is composed of a group of dedicated volunteers [Saturday are days of skilled labor and volunteers are welcome]. Train Tour prices are reasonable and passengers know that rates are helping to restore a bit of history of being in North Carolina while reliving the same time.

A "G" rail yard across the model on the site with a barbecue restaurant and picnic area adjacent. There are plenty of parking spaces on site as well.

Yes, there is certainly much to see and do while visiting the North Carolina Railroad Museum / New Hope Valley Railway in Bonsal, NC - stop by soon and you'll hear the driver to announce, "All aboard!"