National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame

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The National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame is a transportation museum in Hamlet, North Carolina. It opened in 1976 [1] and is adjacent to the restored 1900 passenger station. [2]

The museum features an 1898 map of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad that lights up key routes. [2] Other exhibits demonstrate how rail wheels have changed over time and explain various jobs on the railroads. [2]

The museum has had visitors from all 50 states and more than 30 countries. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Visit North Carolina: retrieved 5/27/2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Washburn, Mark. (2013, May 26). Love of railroads spans the Carolinas Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine . The Charlotte Observer: retrieved 5/27/2013.

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