3.4.22
See you tomorrow. Meet at the museum at 9.30am. Train ride at 10am. Class A uniform as the museum will be photographing us for promotional materials ahead of scout day.

2.27.2022 Reminder… Please purchase your tickets and RSVP with us by 12pm (noon) tomorrow Monday . The museum is currently blocking a group of seats together on the 10AM train. They need to know our numbers so they can release the tickets to the rest of the public. You can still book after tomorrow but there is no guarantee to ride with the group – it will be subject to availability.

2.24.2022 Update…. Day trip to NC Transportation Train Museum

Please join us at the North Carolina Transportation Museum on Saturday 3/5/2021. Since there was no group discount for this event, we ask individual families purchase tickets separately and meet us at the Museum.
Purchase tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/14960/north-carolina-transportation-museum??performance_id=6049907&country=US&language=en
There is an optional train ride for this museum and we will try to ride together at 10AM.
Please RSVP via this teamapp post so we can get an idea of how many will be attending. If you do not have a teamapp account yet please register to do so or email jhk847@gmail.com and let me know how many attendees. See you there!

Additional update 2/24/2022 note via Kerry Greenwood….

Arrive by 9.30 am Saturday March 5th 2022 at NC Transportation Museum, 1 Samuel Spencer Dr, Spencer, NC, 28159.

Tickets can be purchased online ahead of time at a cost of $8 per child and $12 per adult exclusive of taxes and fees. You can book your tickets here
We will group ride the 10 am train and this must be reserved for our group so please advise before 12 noon Monday 2/28/22 as I will be calling to finalize the seats numbers required for the train ride on Monday afternoon. Please RSVP to the team app message to let us know you intend to arrive with our group on Saturday and that you purchased your tickets. This is a Class A event.
The visit is expected to take approximately 2-2.5 hours inclusive of the 25 minute train ride, you can come and go as you please. There is a picnic shelter outside that you can use to eat a picnic should you choose to bring lunch/snacks etc. If you need to leave and come back you are able to do so. Please dress for the weather, you will need to walk between buildings and some buildings are not heated or cooled. Covid measures: Mask required at all times whilst inside buildings and riding the train. Masks can be removed when outside the buildings.
Once you have enjoyed the museum you are able to leave as it suits your family.
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More information on the museum: https://www.nctransportationmuseum.org/

The N.C. Transportation Museum is a historic site, once home to Southern Railway’s largest steam locomotive repair facility in the southeast, and a museum featuring all types of transportation history – railroading, automotive, aviation, and more.

Historic structures include Barber Junction Depot, an authentic train station built in 1898 that serves as the museum’s Visitor Center. The Bob Julian Roundhouse is the largest remaining roundhouse in North America, and is home to locomotives, passenger rail cars, and a full-size replica Wright Flyer. The massive Back Shop, where steam locomotives were once completely overhauled, now houses rail cars of the past, antique automobiles, fire trucks, and the restoration of the Piedmont Airlines’ Potomac Pacemaker DC-3. The Flue Shop houses the museum’s Bumper to Bumper automotive exhibit.

Location

1 Samuel Spencer Dr, Spencer, NC 28159