ADOPT-A-TRAIN
The North Carolina Railway Museum is excited to offer a new way for you to connect with history—adopt a train! Choose a locomotive, caboose, or railcar from our collection of heritage rolling stock and symbolically adopt it for 12 months.
An adoption makes a wonderful gift for children or loved ones, a lasting tribute in someone’s memory, or a unique promotional opportunity for your business—all while helping preserve and share North Carolina’s railroad history for future generations.
Adoption Levels
Train Buddy (Children) – $50 minimum per piece of equipment
- Personalized thank-you and adoption certificate
- Child’s name listed as a Train Buddy Donor on a sign next to the adopted train
Friend – $100 minimum per piece of equipment
- Personalized thank-you and adoption certificate
- Your name listed as a Friend Donor on a sign next to the adopted train
- Acknowledgment in the NC Railway Museum’s newsletter The Telegrapher
Sustainer – $250 minimum per piece of equipment
- Personalized thank-you and adoption certificate
- Color photo of your adopted train
- Your name (and business logo, if applicable) listed as a Sustainer Donor on a sign next to the adopted train for one year
- Acknowledgment, including your business logo (if applicable), in The Telegrapher for six months
- Recognition in the NC Railway Museum’s Annual Report
Benefactor – $500 minimum per piece of equipment
- Personalized thank-you and adoption certificate
- Color photo of your adopted train
- Your name (and business logo, if applicable) listed as a Benefactor Donor on a sign next to the adopted train for one year
- Acknowledgment, including your business logo (if applicable), in The Telegrapher for one year
- Recognition in the NC Railway Museum’s Annual Report
All adoption donations directly support the Museum’s mission, restoration, and preservation projects. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your gift is fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Download a Registration form for our Adopt-A-Train program and select the locomotive, caboose, or railcar you would like to Adopt, as well as the adoption category/donation.
Please print and mail the registration form, along with a check (if applicable), to:
North Carolina Railway Museum
Adopt-A-Train Program
PO Box 40
New Hill, NC 27562-0040
Thank you for helping us keep North Carolina’s railroad history alive!
Collection of Heritage Rolling Stock for Adoption
Locomotives:
1943 GE Diesel Locomotive 399
1953 GE Diesel Locomotive 1686
Cabooses:
1913 Norfolk Southern Railroad Caboose 335 (Birthday Caboose)
1926 Aberdeen & Rockfish Caboose 308
1949 Seaboard Air Line Railway Caboose 5228
1966 Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RDW) Railway CPRX10009 Caboose (now NHVX 309)
1968 Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway CPRX 10002 Caboose (now NHVX 302)
Railcars:
1922 Southern Railway Post Office (RPO) and Baggage Car 188
1942 Exhibit Car USOX 8707 (NCRM Gift Shop)
1953 Excursion Car 100
1953 Excursion Car 101
1953 Excursion Car 200
1953 Excursion Car 201
North Carolina Railway Museum, Inc. (NCRM)
NCRM is an all -Volunteer 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization. Your donations and contributions are tax deductible.
“Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at (919) 814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State”. Federal Tax ID #: 56-6073399