Climb on a life-size fully outfitted caboose and a 110-year-old steam locomotive. Trace the development of railroads in the Wilmington area and learn about the men and women who worked on the railroad.

I asked about the possibility of the #250 having an operable whistle to one of the staff, and they said that the whistle DOES work, but is not allowed to visitors because of the excessive noise it would bring to "quiet" downtown Wilmington.

From the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC. Taken out of service in July 2019. Requires a new boiler. Restoration back to operation began in January 2024. From Asheville, NC. Restoration work back to operating condition began on May 19, 2023 with an estimated completion date sometime in 2026.

Blow the whistle for added realism! Craftsmanship and attention to detail make this layout a marvel. Based on images and history of railroading in the coastal areas of North Carolina, the model is set in the transition years between steam and diesel early in the 1950s.

The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark ET&WNC), affectionately called the "Tweetsie" as a verbal acronym of its initials (ET&WNC) but also in reference to the sound of its steam whistles, was a primarily 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1866 for the purpose of serving the mines at Cranberry, North ...

Wilmington & Western steam locomotives 98 and 58 trade steam whistles on Pufferbelly Day June 12, 2011 at Greenbank, DE...more.

Aug 13, 2022 · 1756?, 1773 – First hand engines in state, Wilmington. 1770 – First Capitol completed in New Bern, Tryon Palace. 1785 – First hand engines in Salem. 1789 – North Carolina becomes twelfth state. 1791 – Legislative acts authorizing formation of fire companies in Edenton, Fayetteville, and Washington. 1794c – First hand engine in New Bern.

For over a century, mysterious lights were seen bobbing up and down along the railroad tracks near Maco Station, a few miles west of Wilmington. When anyone approached the lights, they would disappear. The lights were observed many times …

double head steam locomotives whistle competition June 12, 2011 at Greenbank, DE

Oct 11, 2017 · A steam whistle that had collected dust at Western Carolina University’s steam plant is now back in working order, thanks to a summer internship team with the WCU Rapid Center.