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News Releases

Old Train Depot Finds New Life at New Hope Valley Railway – October 26, 2015

Tarheel Telegrapher September 2022

Volume 62 - Issue 09                                                                          1 September 2022 From the Brass Hat Hello everyone. It is so good to be back in the flatlands where everything is GREEN. I enjoyed my time out West and had three nice train...

Join Thomas and Friends in Our Garden Railway  

Join Thomas and Friends in Our Garden Railway  

(Bonsal, N.C., August 29, 2022) -- New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will feature Thomas the Tank Engine along with many of his friends on the railway’s Garden Railroad (G scale) Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.  Visitors to NHVR can take a ride in...

Tarheel Telegrapher August 2022

      Volume 62 – Issue 08                                                                              1 August 2022 From the Brass Hat  Hello everyone.  Sorry this is late, but somehow I wound up catching COVID and losing connectivity to the internet...

Tarheel Telegrapher July 2022

Volume 62 –   Issue 07                                                                   July 2022 From the Brass Hat Wow, what a month June was. After only one operating day in May, obviously due to receiving the 10 cars from HNP, we made up for it in June. Seven...

Tarheel Telegrapher June 2022

    Volume 61 – Issue 06                                                                                          1 June 2022 FROM THE BRASS HAT Greetings Team!  Welcome to June.  It will be a very busy month with six ride days, Operate-A-Loco day and two...

NC Railway Museum Relocates 10 Historic Railcars

(BONSAL, N.C., May 10, 2022)—The North Carolina Railway Museum (NCRM) is moving ten historic railroad cars by crane and flatbed trailers over public roadways from a Duke Energy property to its rail yard five miles away. The move of the train cars from the property of...

Tarheel Telegrapher May 2022

From the Brass Hat by Chris Tilley Hi Y’all! This ride season has begun with a flurry of activity and set a new record in the process!  Our BEST opening month ever.  The Hop into Spring rides were well attended and the place was really looking sharp thanks to a lot of...

Tarheel Telegrapher April 2022

From The Brass Hat Hello everyone and welcome to spring!  It has been a long time coming, but our 2022 season is now upon us.  Granted, we have already had a couple of small events, but now the season is about to begin in earnest.  I am sure many of you will be...

Santa Train Tickets Available

We know Halloween and Thanksgiving come first, but it's not too early to start thinking about the holidays and purchasing tickets for our Holiday Santa Trains! Holiday Santa Trains depart on December 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m....