National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame
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The National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame is located at 120 Spring Street in Hamlet, North Carolina. It opened in 1976[1] and is adjacent to the restored 1900 passenger station.[2]
The museum features an 1898 map of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad that lights up key routes.[2]
Other exhibits demonstrate how rail wheels have changed over time and explain various jobs on the railroads.[2]
The museum is open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.[1]
It has had visitors from all 50 states and more than 30 countries.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Visit North Carolina: retrieved 5/27/2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Washburn, Mark. (2013, May 26). Love of railroads spans the Carolinas. The Charlotte Observer: retrieved 5/27/2013.
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