N.C. Transportation Museum News Release

www.nctrans.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007

CONTACT: Natalie Alford

Information & Communication Specialist

(704) 636-2889, ext 233

N.C. Transportation Museum switches to winter

operating hours and train ride schedule

SPENCER, N.C. – The North Carolina Transportation Museum will switch to its winter operating hours beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. Winter hours, which are in effect until April 1, are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, and 1 - 4 p.m. Sunday. The site is closed on Monday.

Train rides are offered in November and December on Saturday at 11 a.m.; 1, 2, and 3 p.m.; and on Sunday at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m. During week, train rides will run only when there are scheduled group tours. The public is welcome to join train rides operating for scheduled groups, but visitors should call the museum before arriving to confirm whether or not a train is running that day.

To schedule a group tour, or to inquire about the N.C. Transportation Museum’s operating hours and on-site train schedule, call 704-636-2889, toll-free at 1-877-NCTM-FUN, or visit www.nctrans.org.

The N.C. Transportation Museum, located in historic Spencer Shops, the former Southern Railway repair facility for steam locomotives, is part of the Division of State Historic Sites, Department of Cultural Resources.

The museum offers free admission and is located just five minutes off I-85 at Exit 79 in Spencer, N.C., and about an hour from Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem.

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Division of State Historic Sites, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources

www.ncculture.com