Photo courtesy of New Hope Valley Railway
New Hope Valley Railway
New Hope Valley Railway, at 3900 Bonsai Road, New Hill (on the Wake/Chatham County line) has operated for more than 100 years.
These days, New Hope Valley Railway’s facilities include:
- An outdoor exhibit of historic and heritage railroad equipment dating back to the 1920
- Two steam locomotives
- More than a half-dozen diesel engines
- Covered open-air excursion cars for passengers
- A working garden railroad (G Scale),
- Numerous artifacts of North Carolina railroad history.
Part of the museum’s educational mission is to design the rail yard in a way showing visitors what a typical short line railroad looked like in the southern United States in the 1950s.
New Hope Valley Railway offers several train rides and is adding additional train departure times.
All trains are pulled by one of vintage diesel-electric locomotives – four open-air passenger cars and a caboose. The ride takes you through scenic woods and over a trestle. The “Slow Down Sunday” rides go at a leisurely 12-miles-per-hour.
They have added a noon departure on Friday, April 30th, 2021, a 3:30 p.m. departure to Slow Down Sunday on May 9th, 2021, and an 11:30 a.m. departure to Summer Saturday on May 29th, 2021.
This gives you even more chances to enjoy this safe family outing. Consider a May 9th Slow Down Sunday right for Mother’s Day!
Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for kids, and $11 for seniors.
Please visit TriangleTrain.com for the schedule of all the rides and to purchase tickets.
Photo courtesy of New Hope Valley Railway
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