NC TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
Transportation Museum history:
During the time it was Spencer Shops it employed nealy 8,000 people which directly provided most of the jobs for the towns of Spencer, East Spencer, and other surrounding Rowan county communities. The people working there worked on steam engines. It was the repair hub for trains on the east coast. With the creation of the diesel locomotive Spencer Shops went into decline. The repair facility closed in 1960 but the freight yard remained open until the late 1970.
Open Hours:
Monday-Closed
Tuesday-Closed
Wednesday- 9am-5pm
Thursday-9am-5pm
Friday-9am-5pm
Saturday- 9am-5pm
Sunday- 1pm -5pm
Attractions:
Train Rides Times:
(March-June)
Thursday and Friday : 10:30, 11:30, and 1:30
Saturday: 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30
Sunday: 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30
Tour the exhibits with cars, airplanes, and trains. You can see them working on older trains in the Round House.
You can even ride the train turn table.
Admission plus train ride:
Adults: $12
Senior/Active Military $10
Children 3-12 $8
Children 2 and under Free
Address:
411 Salisbury Ave
Spencer, NC 28159
People usually spend 3 hours there touring the different building and riding the train.
The cars inside the museum
