If your travel ever takes you to the Carolinas, be sure to stop in Spencer, NC; the home of the North Carolina Transportation Museum. You will find everything from planes to cars and yes, trains; in this over 57-acre facility. I was amazed at how much they had on exhibit, from locomotives to rolling stock in its 37-bay roundhouse. The Museum is located at the former Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops, which includes a 37-bay roundhouse, 100-foot turntable, and repair shops. My dad and I enjoyed all of the exhibits and even took a train ride around the museum, pulled by engine #2601 of the Southern Railways.

Right across the street is the Little Choo Choo Shop Model Train shop. Great place to visit while you’re at NC Transportation Museum.

Rail-Scanning
Listen to all the activity on 160.695 MHz

Here are some photos were taken last July from our visit.