Press Releases
Click the links below to view past press releases about the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
02/27/2013
The Easter Bunny Returns, Starting March 23.
02/26/2013
The N.C. Transportation Museum offers 90-minute railroad excursions behind a century old steam locomotive.
02/21/2013
The N.C. Transportation Museum offers these unforgettable trips for Spring 2013.
01/16/2013
Visitors can run a vintage steam locomotive during this exciting program.
01/01/2013
Journey Stories Visits The N.C. Transportation Museum
12/01/2012
Winter Fever train rides are offered this December at the N.C. Transportation Museum.
10/23/2012
This Saturday, the N.C. Transportation Museum Hosts the Mecklenburg Beauregards Civil War Encampment and Ladies Tea
10/09/2012
Excursion Travels Can Enjoy Civil War History and a Great Harvest Festival With Trips Planned to Appomattox, Va. and Toccoa, Ga.
09/26/2012
The museum's new Wings, Wheels and Rails Tour Takes Visitors Behind the Scenes!
09/01/2012
Thomas rolls out Sept. 21-23 and 28-30 at the N.C. Transportation Museum
08/07/2012
Excursion Travelers Can Enjoy Civil War History and a Great Harvest Festival with Trips Planned to Appomattox, Va. and Toccoa, Ga.
08/01/2012
Ford and GM Owners Will Showcase Vintage Cars on Back-to-Back Saturdays, Additional Second Saturdays Programming Offered Aug. 11
07/09/2012
Historian Andrew Duppstadt explores Civil War naval history and some of the most interesting vessels to take to the water
06/14/2012
A detailed schedule of activities July 3 & 4 have been released from Norfolk Southern Railroad and the N.C. Transportation Museum
05/25/2012
These special trips are part of the 21st Century Steam program, a collaboration between Norfolk Southern Railway and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
05/21/2012
These Heritage Units will be gathered for a once in a lifetime photo and viewing opportunity.
05/09/2012
The event promises to be an expansion of the museum’s previous Rail Days events, with bigger and better offerings than ever before!
05/03/2012
The N.C. Transportation Museum Will Host the 6th Annual Carolina Classic Motorcycle Show and a Thomas Play Date May 12!
04/17/2012
The N.C. Transportation Museum’s annual volunteer drive, a pirate themed Membership Day and cool cars will all be on hand this Saturday
04/10/2012
The N.C. Transportation will host the filming of a new television show, with steam engine caboose train rides available to the public, Saturday, April 14
03/27/2012
Two steam engines will be pulling the N.C. Transportation Museum’s Caboose Train as a special offering April 7 only
03/20/2012
Four Full Days of Easter Bunny Express Train Rides will end big with the annual Easter Egg Hunt and a Steam Caboose Train April 7 ONLY
03/01/2012
Amtrak is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a special exhibit train, making a stop at the N.C. Transportation Museum March 17 and 18.
02/18/2012
The museum received a visit from Retired Flight Officer Terry C. Bailey Saturday, during the RISE ABOVE Traveling exhibit dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen.
02/09/2012
Appearing Feb. 15-18, this traveling exhibit honors the dedication of the Tuskegee Airmen.
02/03/2012
Samuel J. Wegner has been named the new executive director of the N.C. Transportation Museum.
08/01/2011
This Photographic Exhibit Relates a Vital Piece of History from the N.C. Outer Banks
06/16/2011
Transition Will Take Place Over The Next Two Fiscal Years, Admission Charges To Begin July 1
05/27/2011
The Southern Railway #542, after undergoing a full cosmetic restoration, was unveiled in a May 21 Ceremony at the Bob Julian Roundhouse.
05/11/2011
Paul Bobo and Cecil Miller, Charter Members of the N.C. Chapter of the Corvair Society of America, Honored During Ceremony
04/28/2011
The Carolina Classic Motorcycle Club Show, The Governor’s Highway Safety Program and UNC-TV’s Dinosaur Train themed “Just for Kids Junior Conductor Jamboree” Round Out A Full Day Of Activities.
03/19/2011
Steam will again soar over Spencer Shops as the N.C. Transportation Museum hosts the first ever Spring Kick Off, March 19. The museum will welcome the warmer season with a day full of music, food, games for the kids and train rides. One of the museum’s largest and most impressive structures will also be honored during the day’s events.
03/04/2011
The Flagg 75 Steam Engine, Steam and Diesel Train Rides, Music, Food, and Games Will Contribute To This First Time Event
12/30/2010
Visitors can step back in time "At the Throttle" of the Flagg 75 Steam Locomotive
12/30/2010
Santa Rides the Rails at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer this December
12/30/2010
The N.C. Transportation Museum Seeks Photos
07/31/2009
Author Anne Mitchell Whisenant tells the real history of the popular site.
07/01/2009
Dedications Included Rail Equipment, A New Exhibit And New Additions To The N.C. Transportation Museum Grounds
06/01/2009
N.C. Transportation Museum Provides Invited Guests A Sneak Peak At The New “West Lead” Railroad Track
04/17/2009
The Man And His Mules Tell The Story Of A Very Slow Journey Across The Tarheel State
02/24/2009
African-American Railroad workers, their toils and their music will be featured in the newest exhibit at the N.C. Transportation Museum
02/21/2009
The history of Winston-Salem based Piedmont Airlines will be highlighted, with former Piedmont Captain Bill Wilkerson and documentarian Richard Eller
12/01/2008
Santa Train rolls out in December at the N.C. Transportation Museum
06/23/2008
The North Carolina Transportation Museum Salutes the Ford Model T
02/04/2008
Exhibit tells story of segregation and entrepreneurial spirit featuring Artifacts tracing the history of Safe Bus Company
01/16/2008
Learn how the shipwreck graveyard of the Atlantic shaped the destiny of the Outer Banks
01/14/2008
$2 million will help restore Museum's Power House