All aboard: NC Transportation Museum offers spring trips on trains pulled by 1950s steam locomotive
Published 12:29 am Friday, March 24, 2017
The North Carolina Transportation Museum prepares for the a couple of spring excursion trips pulled by the 1950's era steam engine. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
The North Carolina Transportation Museum will offer a couple of spring excursions pulled by the Class J #611 steam locomotive. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
The North Carolina Transportation Museum's 1950s era steam engine. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
The North Carolina Transportation Museum Class J #611 steam locomotive. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
North Carolina Transportation Museum trips this spring will be pulled by the 1950s era steam engine. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Bob Yuill, middle, and Steve Morgan, back, walk up the side of the Iconic Class J #611 Steam Locomotive in Barber Junction in Spencer. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
Engineer Sandy Alexander gets the Iconic Class J #611 Steam Locomotive ready for departure from Barber Junction in Spencer on March 23, 2017. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
The iconic Class J #611 Steam Locomotive sits in Barber Junction in Spencer. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
People exit the train pulled by the Iconic Class J #611 Steam Locomotive at the Transportation Museum in Spencer on March 23, 2017. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
Conductor Lucas Safrit punches tickets after the steam locomotive pulls the train out of Barber Junction at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer on March 23, 2017. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
Conductor Lucas Safrit punches tickets on the steam locomotive at the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer on March 23, 2017. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
Engineer Sandy Alexander stands on the side of the Iconic Class J #611 Steam Locomotive in Spencer on March 23, 2017. Kristi Craven/Salisbury Post
The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer on Thursday showed off a Class J #611 steam locomotive to promote trips to Lynchburg, Va., on April 8 and to Charlotte on April 9.
Travelers will ride trains pulled by the 1950s-era engine.
Prices range from $169 for standard class to $549 for chairman class for the Lynchburg trip. Passenger will see the rolling hills of the Piedmont and the Virginia countryside, arriving in Lynchburg about noon. The city features a historic area with shops, sites, arts and cultural venues and more. Lunch will be offered at Lynchburg Community Market, the third-oldest farmers market in the country.
Prices range from $119 to $399 for the Charlotte trip, which will travel through Salisbury, China Grove, Landis, Kannapolis, Concord and Harrisburg before passing through the Queen City. Passengers will get a view of the Charlotte skyline before continuing south to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Salisbury Post photographers Jon C. Lakey and Kristi Craven were on hand Thursday to capture images of the train.
Contact the museum at 844-613-0611 or www.nctrans.org.
