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New Hope Valley Railway / North Carolina Railway Museum (NCRM)
We are celebrating many milestones during our 2024 season. 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. Please keep in mind that we are only open to visitors during the times we run trains during scheduled ride days. 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! Please review the Plan Your Visit page for important information regarding your visit.
Holiday Tickets are now on Sale! These usually sell out a month before the ride. We have the Track or Treat Halloween Express on 3 Saturdays in October. We also have a special less scary, sensory friendly Track or Treat Halloween event on Wednesday, October 16 at 10:30 with less bright lights and no actors in the woods along the track. We are required to blow the train airhorn for safety several times during the ride to comply with the law, so, make arrangements for ear protection if needed. This is for riders who are sensitive to this kind of activity. We also have a Boo ‘n’ Brew scheduled on October 25th with Beer, Food and Halloween decorations and actors in the woods. In December, join us for the Santa’s Reindeer Roundup Express on 5 weekends.
Child sized ear protection
We have a couple of noise-reducing child size ear protectors available in the Ticket Office and the Gift Shop that may be borrowed to use during the ride to reduce the impact of the train horn.
Group Train Rides, September 18th and 27th, 10:30 AM
The weekday rides are perfect for groups or individuals looking for a fun and educational activity during a weekday morning. We offer a $1 discount per rider for groups of 12 or more using a special offer code for your discounts. Visit our Groups/Charters page for more information.
#309 Caboose is now Air Conditioned!
#309 is now air conditioned for the hot summer months! Each Caboose supports 10 riders. If a caboose does not appear on the order page, it has already been booked by another passenger.
Birthday Party Caboose – Have your kid’s birthday party at New Hope Valley Railway!
Do your party for up to 12 children with room for adults in our restored, vintage and airconditioned caboose and then follow up with a train ride. The birthday child gets a free ride. Our last Birthday Party Caboose slot for 2024 is on November 10th at 2:00PM. For details, go to https://www.triangletrain.com/party-caboose
Operate a Locomotive
Come to our Operate a Loco events and learn to drive the diesel electric locomotives we use to pull excursion trains on our 4 miles of track. 
You will actually operate the locomotive with our certified Engineer at your side. There is 1 Seat available on September 14th and 5 seats available on September 28th. Click for OAL details or press Buy Tickets to purchase.
Launching of 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.
– 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
Like and Follow our social media channels to stay up-to-date on the happenings in our rail yard. Facebook: @TriangleTrain
OAL, Steam & Social
Operate-a-Loco
Operate a real locomotive
from the engineer’s seat
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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