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New Hope Valley Railway / North Carolina Railway Museum (NCRM)
Come out and visit us! The NCRM operates New Hope Valley Railway so that visitors can experience a ride on our historic railroad. Also affectionately known as the “Triangle’s Train”, it travels along 4 miles of historic railroad track through piney woods and over a trestle on an hour-long, round trip from Bonsal to New Hill and back. In addition, on some ride days we also offer food and drinks for sale. Steam locomotive rides are not available at this time but our diesel locomotives travel down the same route and offer the same exciting excursions. Join us as a member and help us maintain and operate the railway and help us with education and sharing the technological heritage of railroads! Please review the Plan Your Visit page for important information regarding your visit. Buy tickets online.
We have a Weekday Ride coming up on Thursday May 22nd and Friday June 6th both departing at 10:30. This is a group eligible ride offering a $1.00 per rider discount for groups with over 12 riders. To request an Offer Code that will reveal the discount tickets, send an email to [email protected] to describe the group headcount, special needs and the weekday ride preferred. Add the group name in the Company / Group box on the order checkout payment page. This will help us be better organized on group ride day.
Volunteer with us and help repair and restore our vintage rail equipment while learning about the history of railroading in North Carolina. We typically work as a group on Wednesday and Saturday doing railcar restoration and maintenance of grounds, buildings and donated equipment. We need folks that like to fix things while helping a non-profit with a good cause. Some of the projects going on are: painting, track maintenance, railcar refurb, adding a deck to the Goldston Depot to be used as an indoor museum, reassemble #17 Steam Switcher Locomotive and we need a lead for the track crew. If you are more the artsy type, we need folks to create and install decorations for our 3 main events- Hop Into Spring, Track or Treat and the Santa’s Reindeer Roundup. We also have a G-Scale Model Railroad with 8 tracks to operate and maintain. There are many things to do at NHV and we will provide a partner for training. Click here for membership info:
Child-sized ear protection
We have six noise-reducing child-sized ear protectors available in the Gift Shop that may be borrowed for free during the train ride to reduce the impact of the train horn. We are required by Federal law to use the horn for safety purposes. Sitting in the middle rows in the middle cars will also put you farthest away from the train horn. Our child ear protection is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Adopt-A-Train program!
The North Carolina Railway Museum is delighted to announce that NOW you can adopt a train – locomotive, caboose, or railcar from our collection of heritage rolling stock! Your 12-month, symbolic adoption makes a great gift for your kids or love ones, memorial recognition, or business promotion at the same time that you are supporting our mission of preserving and sharing North Carolina railroad history for generations to come! For more information
Making Headlines
We appreciate the Triangle’s interest in our trains, events and rail yard! Below is some of the media coverage we’ve received.
- Santa’s Reindeer Roundup Featured on NCTripping.com
– Article about The Most Scenic Trains in North Carolina- 40/120 Year Anniversary Celebration VIP presentation video
- News & Observer – Feature on New Hope Valley Railway
- Tarheel Traveler – Feature on New Hope Valley Railway
- August 2023 NRHS News – Article about the Nuclear Fuel Train history and New Hope Valley Railway inaugural trip for the Engineers and Security
- Fuel Train Caboose Simulation Video – Cabooses previously used in spent nuclear fuel rod disposal
- Young at Heart Adventures – Exploring New Hope Valley Railway
- Butch Patrick – Koach to Koast, A visit to New Hope Valley Railway
- North Carolina Weekend on PBS NC – Take a Vintage Train Ride on the New Hope Valley Railway
- Travel and Leisure, 5 Beautiful Train Rides in North Carolina
- Southern Living, Train Rides to take in North Carolina
- Jacobs Rail Expedition, A video of a typical train ride
- Spectrum News, History of Train Travel, Spectrum/guest login required for full access
- Cary Living Magazine Pages 28 & 38 Santa Rides and Save the 10 Nov/Dec 2022
- NRHS (National Railway Historical Society) News, Save the 10 article (30 seconds to load)
- Chatham News & Record, Halloween Express, November 4, 2022
- PBS North Carolina Weekend, May 26, 2022, NHV section starts at 10:40 time marker
- Duke Energy story on Save the 10, May 18, 2022
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Steam Loco #17 Refurb
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The New Hope Valley Railway is the Triangle’s Train, offering excursion rides on vintage equipment at the North Carolina Railway Museum. The North Carolina Railway Museum is a private, educational, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and sharing North Carolina’s railroad history. The open-air museum features displays of historic railroad equipment and artifacts, a large garden railroad, memorabilia, and a gift shop.
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Miles of track for an hour ride out & back.
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