Volume 65 – Issue 6   June 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat We hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend. On May 17th we celebrating Armed Forces Day. The weather cooperated and it was good event. A special thank you goes out to Harold Boettcher for organizing the...

Volume 65 – Issue 5   May 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat Spring activities and the pollen arrived with full force in April at NCRM. There was plenty of yellow stuff to clean off this year to get ready for what was a very busy month. This year Hop Into Spring returned on...

Volume 65 – Issue 4   April 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat It’s pollen season once again. Which means it’s time to wipe down the seats for another operating season. With a successful opener on March 27th, we look forward to our first major event, Hop Into Spring, coming...

Volume 65 – Issue 3   March 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat It is with great sadness that I report another loss for our museum. Most know by now that Board Member, Museum Chair and all-around friend of the NC Railway Museum and New Hope Valley Railway, Tim Carroll passed...

Volume 65 – Issue 2   February 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat Well, it looks like the weather is finally giving us a break. Today is the 26th , and it actually hit 50 where I live. Weather does not stop the work at Bonsal, but it sure is a lot nicer when its north of...

Volume 65 – Issue 1   January 1,  2025 From the Brass Hat Happy New Year! As I write this, it is still 2024 and I hope everyone had a good Christmas with family and friends. It was a time to relax after a busy and very successful holiday train season. I would like to...

Volume 64 – Issue 12.   December 1,  2024 From the Brass Hat Happy Holidays.  This month’s article is a bit different as it is coming from someone other than Chris Tilley.   By now, everyone has either read Cindy Grau’s board election announcement or heard through the...

Volume 64 – Issue 10   October 1,  2024 From the Brass Hat October has arrived with all it’s fury. Rain, Hurricanes, Halloween Prep and, of course, executing the train rides themselves, and cleaning up after. We will need maximum participation from everyone who can be...