Exhibits
Barber Junction Visitor Center
The first stop is the Barber Junction Visitor center, an authentic train depot built in 1898 that was moved to the museum in 1980 from the nearby town of Barber, NC. This is the gateway to fun and excitement at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Get your tickets here for
train rides around the site, and pick up information about tours and exhibits.
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Workboats of Core Sound” features the photography of Lawrence Earley, as he has documented the working lives of the fishermen and boat builders of Core Sound, a part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. ...
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The N.C. Transportation Museum has a full size replica Wright Flyer on long-term loan from the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, N.C.!
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The 37-bay Bob Julian Roundhouse, one of the largest ever constructed, was built in 1924 and is one of the few preserved roundhouses remaining in the country. The building houses about 40 restored locomotives and rail cars.
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The Bumper to Bumper exhibit, an impressive collection of antique automobiles ranging from a 1901 White Steam Stanhope to a 1978 Plymouth N.C. Highway Patrol car, traces the evolution of the automobile in North Carolina.
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Displays in this exhibit hall trace the history of all forms of transportation in the state, including a Conestoga Wagon, a corduroy road, and an amphibious plane built by a North Carolinian in his backyard.
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See the Back Shop, U.S. Army Hospital Car and more projects coming soon!
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The Back Shop, the largest structure on our site, was built in 1905 and served as the major overhaul facility for steam locomotives.
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One of the few surviving hospital cars, No. 89480, was built in 1945 as one of 200 units designed to be self-sustaining and easy to identify.
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The 1939 Railway Express Truck on display was recently restored by the late Lester Brown, automotive volunteer and NCTMF board member, and Roger Lyons Restorations of Sanford, NC.
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See our great collection of steam locomotives on display each day at the N.C. Transportation Museum.
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See our display of restored diesel locomotives!
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