The effects of COVID-19 are being felt by businesses, nonprofits and individuals across the Triangle and beyond, and unfortunately the North Carolina Railway Museum, home to the New Hope Valley Railway, is not immune. The museum and NHVR, located at 3900 Bonsal Rd. in...

For more than three decades, passengers have enjoyed one-hour, round-trip train rides at New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR). The all-volunteer operated railway offers a full season of special rides and events beginning with a new ride celebrating spring the first weekend...

(Bonsal, N.C., Nov. 19, 2019)–Holiday traditions are a special way to celebrate the season and visitors from the Triangle and beyond have made the December Santa Trains at New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR) an annual tradition. Ride a real train with Santa Claus during...

(Bonsal, N.C., Oct. 4, 2019) – New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will celebrate Halloween three weekends in October with its Track or Treat: Halloween Express trains. On Saturdays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26, visitors to the all-volunteer railway can enjoy...

New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will host train ride events during two weekends in September—one featuring model trains on Sept. 8 and one including craft beer and food truck fare on Sept. 28. Visitors to NHVR on Sunday, Sept. 8, during its...

The North Carolina Railway Museum, Inc., home to New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), received a national grant to help restore a historic depot in its rail yard that will be used to educate visitors. A 2019 National Railway Historical Society, Inc. (NRHS) Heritage Grant...

New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will host its first Slow Down Sunday ride of on Sunday, June 9. With trains departing at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., Slow Down Sunday rides are best enjoyed with family and friends. At 12 miles-per-hour,...

New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will host a Brew ‘n’ Choo ride event on Saturday, May 18, from 3 to 8 p.m. at its rail yard in Bonsal, located 30 minutes from Raleigh off Old U.S. 1 South on the Wake-Chatham county line. Trains will depart from...

The nonprofit, tourist railway’s 2019 season runs from April to December (Bonsal, N.C., February 25, 2019) – After a winter hiatus, New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s only tourist railway, opens again to the public in April 2019, and offers a full season...

The Triangle’s Train hosts newly named holiday-themed train ride Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9 and 15 (Bonsal, N.C., Sept. 27, 2018) – New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, is continuing its holiday tradition with Santa Claus and train rides, but with a new name –...