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Dear Natalie,
Don't forget, Santa will arrive in Spencer Saturday
morning, December 2, at 10 a.m. for the N.C.
Transportation Museum's annual Santa Train event.
Meet the jolly ol' elf himself as he passes out oranges
and candy canes to Santa Train riders. The 2006
Christmas ornaments are now on sale in the Gift
Station!
Read on for
more details.
We
look
forward to seeing you at the museum!
Natalie Alford, Editor
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Santa Train |
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When Santa Claus visits Spencer, he knows to
leave his sleigh behind.
The Jolly Ol' Elf gives his reindeer a break during
his visits to the N.C. Transportation Museum and
instead has a locomotive pull him and his bag of
goodies for the three weekends of Santa Train, an
annual event at the site.
Check out the
Museum's Santa Train information in
the December issue of Our State Magazine!
Ride the Santa Train!
December. 2 - 3, 9 - 10 & 16 - 17
$6 per person.
$5 per person with a donation of an unwrapped
gift for Toys for Tots.
Free for members and children under 3.
Tickets will go on sale about an
hour before each
train ride.
First come, first serve.
Train ride times
Saturdays at 10 and 11 a.m.;
1,
2, and 3 p.m.
Sundays at 1:30, 2:30, and
3:30 p.m.
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Cookies & Cocoa with Santa |
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Take a night train ride to the Roundhouse, where you
will de-train to share
cookies and cocoa with Santa. While you are there,
make holiday
crafts, and then hear one of Santa's helpers read
Santa's Christmas Train by
Joseph Caro and The Christmas Ribbon by
museum volunteer Bill Speer. Bring your own camera
to take a picture with the big guy himself, then re-
board the train for your trip back to Barber
Junction.
Four nights
only!
Advance
reservations required,
only a few tickets
left.
December 8-9 & 15-
16.
Train ride times:
5:30 and 7:30
p.m.
$10
per
person, children under 3 free.
Member discount
does not apply.
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2006 Christmas Ornament |
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The 2006 N.C. Transportation Museum Christmas
ornament is now available in the Gift Station!
This year's ornament is of the 1939 Railway
Express Agency Truck that was recently restored
and is now located in the Roundhouse. The REA
Truck was dedicated on October 14, 2006 in memory
of Lester Brown (1926-2006), automotive historian
and board
member of the N.C. Transportation Museum
Foundation (1979 2006). Brown donated this 1939
REA Truck to the museum s foundation and
spearheaded the restoration efforts.
This Chevrolet truck is representative of those
used by the Railway Express Agency to move
packages to and from railroad terminals throughout
the United States during the 1930s and 40s.
- Brass ornament with a full color picture of the
REA Truck
- Ornaments are $16.95 each and because
the Gift
Station is part of the non-profit N.C. Transportation
Museum Foundation there is no sales tax!
- Members receive a 10% discount on all Gift
Station items.
- There is a limited supply, so get them while they
last!
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