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NC Transportation Museum - Trains!

The NC Transportation Museum is located at the historic Spencer Shops, once the largest steam locomotive maintenance shop in the US. It features a roundhouse with a large turntable for routing locomotives into a arc-shaped maintenance shop. The have a fairly large collection of steam and diesel locomotives, cabooses, and train cars, as well as a small collection of vintage automobiles. All the workers at the museum are unpaid volunteers and admission is free! Donations are gratefully excepted.

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CRW_1547.jpg		 A caboose reflected in one of the Back Shop's windows. The caboose is open so that visitor can walk through it.
Caboose Reflected

A caboose reflected in one of the Back Shop's windows. The caboose is open so that visitor can walk through it.

 The car coupling on the front end of a caboose.
Coupling

The car coupling on the front end of a caboose.

 The filler cap for a tank on a caboose - but I don't know what the tank is supposed to hold unless it is fuel for the heater inside the caboose.
Filler Cap

The filler cap for a tank on a caboose - but I don't know what the tank is supposed to hold unless it is fuel for the heater inside the caboose.
A retired Amtrak loco framed through a caboose's ladder.
Framed Train

A retired Amtrak loco framed through a caboose's ladder.

 Another shot of a retired Amtrak loco framed through a caboose's ladder. Note the length of the Back Shop on the left.
Framed Train 2

Another shot of a retired Amtrak loco framed through a caboose's ladder. Note the length of the Back Shop on the left.

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CRW_1557.jpg		 The engineer controlled the retired Amtrak diesel locomotive from here.
Amtrak Control Panel

The engineer controlled the retired Amtrak diesel locomotive from here.

 Across from the museum grounds.
Spencer Historic District

Across from the museum grounds.

 A forerunner to the mail jeep.
Mail Buggy

A forerunner to the mail jeep.
It was called a trap buggy because the front seats folded down to allow access to the rear seats. When the front seats were in position, the rear passengers were trapped.
Trap Buggy

It was called a "trap buggy" because the front seats folded down to allow access to the rear seats. When the front seats were in position, the rear passengers were trapped.

 Amphibious Plane
Amphibious Plane		 From Lexington, NC.
Fire Engine

From Lexington, NC.

 The wagon is on a section of plank road.
Connestoga Wagon

The wagon is on a section of plank road.
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