Sunday, June 01, 2008
Ridin' the rails
To mark the passing of U. Utah Phillips, we took the train ride today on the New Hope Valley Railroad. We took the 12:15 on engine 17 from Bonsal to New Hill and back. The railroad is run by the N.C. Railroad Museum and the East Carolina Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. It is an impressive operation given that it is all volunteer. They run trains the first Sunday of every month from May to December.
We arrived a little early to tour around. While we were waiting, old number 399, one of the diesel engines, was moving from one track to another. After it made the switch the engineer waved to Sam and I to climb aboard. We got to take a short ride in the cab!
Mame and Sam at the entrance to the train yard.
Enjoying the ride.
# posted by ben @ 6/01/2008 
