The Coach Fleet - New Hope Railroad
WEBThis led the railroad to order the new self-propelled, electric-powered passenger cars with the latter truck design, which was found to be better equipped at handling fast acceleration. No. 1127 was the only locomotive-hauled coach to receive “Taylor” trucks and still rides upon them in the modern era.
New Hope Valley Railway - Wikipedia
WEBThe New Hope Valley Railway is a heritage railroad in Bonsal, North Carolina operated by the North Carolina Railway Museum, Inc., an all-volunteer, nonprofit, and tax exempt educational and historical organization.
NHV Excursion Cars | Triangle's Train - New Hope Valley Railway
WEBNHV Excursion Cars. As a new operating railroad museum back in the early 1980s, what do you use to carry passengers? Most would say, “Passenger cars, of course!”.
Triangle's Train | New Hope Valley Railway
WEB4 days ago · The NCRM operates New Hope Valley Railway so that visitors can experience a ride on our historic railroad. Also affectionately known as the “Triangle’s Train”, it travels along 4 miles of historic railroad track through piney woods and over a trestle on an hour-long, round trip from Bonsal to New Hill and back.
New Hope Valley Railway profile - Trains
WEBMar 8, 2023 · The New Hope Valley Railway, the railroad of the North Carolina Railway Museum, offers train rides in their open-air passenger cars and caboose. New Hope Valley Railway photograph. Good to know. In 2022, the North Carolina Railway Museum acquired 10 new railcars, which can be seen while visiting.
Plan Your Visit | Triangle's Train | New Hope Valley Railway
WEBThe museum is outdoors and the railroad operates open passenger cars with a roof, rain or shine. One of our open passenger cars is pictured here, showing people getting ready to exit the train after an excursion.
CIRCA Magazine | Hidden Gem
WEBOnce you arrive at this hidden gem, you’ll discover a fleet of four real working diesel locomotives – and a caboose – that will take you and your fellow passengers on an eight-mile round trip, one-hour scenic excursion through the piney woods and over a wooden trestle in covered, open-air train cars.
North Carolina Railway Museum & New Hope Valley Railway
WEBGuests can hop aboard a passenger car and rumble through scenic pine forests as they enjoy a one-hour ride behind a real locomotive. There are several vintage locomotives that pull the cars including a 1927 steam locomotive originally built for a logging railroad.
Best-Kept Secrets in the Triangle: North Carolina Railway Museum
WEBApr 2, 2018 · Take a ride through railroad history with the caretakers of the historic New Hope Valley Railway in southwestern Wake County. by K McKay. You come to the North Carolina Railway Museum in Bonsal to see the historic railcars, or to live out a childhood fantasy of driving a locomotive.
North Carolina Railway Museum Saves Ten Railcars
WEBMay 27, 2022 · The cars sat at the plant for years and access was limited due to security concerns following September 11. But the museum never forgot about the cars and launched a “Save The Ten” fundraiser to gather the $100,000 needed to move the cars.