The Old Fort Depot and Railroad Museum

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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 .

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 fal...
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 .

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08/11/2026

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08/01/2026

One empty coal running west today .

07/26/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by today !!! It was a great day!

07/24/2026

Eighteen short line and regional railroads are expected to send locomotives to the America 250 Locomotive Celebration, joining the six Class I railroads already committed to the three-day event set for Aug. 28-30 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

The short line roster spans the country, from regional operators to small carriers with deep ties to their local communities.

They include Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway; Carolina Coastal Railway; Cincinnati Scenic Railway; East Penn Railroad; Florida Central Railroad; Genesee & Wyoming's Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad; Genesee Valley Transportation; Lake State Railway; Minnesota Commercial Railway; Morristown & Erie Railway; Naugatuck Railroad; New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway; OmniTRAX's Chicago Rail Link; Prairie Lines; Reading & Northern; R.J. Corman Railroad Group; and Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway.

Florida East Coast Railway, a Class II railroad, has also confirmed its participation and will send its America 250 locomotive to the event.

The short line and regional railroad locomotives will be displayed alongside nine specially painted locomotives from the six Class I railroads: BNSF Railway, Canadian National, CPKC, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific.

Locomotives from passenger railroads and from museums and preservation societies participating in the event will be announced soon.

The America 250 Locomotive Celebration is organized by the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Trains Magazine, and White River Productions to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. Scale Trains and Virtual Railfan are sponsors of the event.

Tickets are now on sale:
https://www.nctransportationmuseum.org/america-250-locomotive-celebration/.

The America 250 Locomotive Celebration will include unique photo opportunities, rotating locomotive displays on the Bob Julian Roundhouse turntable, and train rides pulled by a museum diesel locomotive.

Each day will feature a different lineup of locomotives and photography opportunities as equipment is rotated and repositioned throughout the event, ensuring a unique experience for returning visitors.

07/23/2026

Expect another coal train this rainy morning, currently passing through Grovestone , NC .

NS 744 eases by the Old Fort , NC depot
07/21/2026

NS 744 eases by the Old Fort , NC depot

07/21/2026

It’s Christmas in July and someone’s getting a load of coal!! NS train 744 ( east bound loaded coal) currently working their way to Asheville, NC . With a possible early morning run down the mountain to Catawba, NC. We will try to update but remember things change with the RR with and without notice….

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