The Old Fort Depot and Railroad Museum

10/10/2026

09/27/2026

Have kids who like a certain Blue Locomotive??? And his friends have made a stop today at the depot from 2-5pm

09/27/2026

09/25/2026

Come give us a visit durning First Friday in Old Fort from 4pm til 7 pm ..

09/14/2026

Our documentary about rebuilding the Old Fort Loops was shown at the 2026 micropolitan short film festival held at the Marion Depot and it earned some awards . Thank you to everyone that contributed in anyway on this project.

09/08/2026

1 of 6 Films to be screened at Micropolitan Film Festival 2026 will be Old Fort Loops, directed by Bob Peck, and filmed in Old Fort, NC.

Old Fort Loops is a documentary of Helene damage, R J Corman Rebuild and first Norfolk Southern Freight train on the Old Fort Loops. Produced by Bob Peck, Cathy Moore, and Joe Denny.

Tickets for MFF 2026 are on-sale now at mcdowellarts.org/mff Saturday September 12th at 5pm at the Marion Train Depot.

08/18/2026

North Carolina’s own America 250 locomotive to join museum celebration
The America 250 Locomotive Celebration will be held from Aug. 28-30 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum!

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s America 250 locomotive was unveiled today and will be on public display at the America 250 Locomotive Celebration scheduled for Aug. 28-30 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

The locomotive, EMD F59PH No. 1776, in regular service will power Amtrak/NCDOT Rail Division passenger trains on the Piedmont Corridor that links Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.

The RNCX No. 1776 will join more than 30 other specially painted locomotives at the museum event, the only gathering of America 250 locomotives and historic locomotives that were painted in honor of the 1976 Bicentennial.

Participating railroads include the six Class I systems, short lines, passenger and commuter operators, and museum and preservation societies.

Tickets are available at:
https://www.nctransportationmuseum.org/america-250-locomotive-celebration/

08/17/2026

Norfolk Southern Geometry train coming West today by Marion at 1:35pm .

08/16/2026

The Round K**b Viaduct at Andrew’s Geyser . In the first photo the Round K**b Hotel can be seen the hotel burned in fall 1903 . The Stone Viaduct build with stone from the quarry just east of this location. Several of the arched viaducts can be found along the line . A Hotel exhibit is in the works as well .