Small Railroad near Charlotte

[monsoon]

Some people built a small railroad near here where you can take a demonstration ride. They acquired a derelict steam locomotive from the NC mountains and restored it along with building the rest of the line so that it resembles travel from long ago. While there are other steam locomotives in NC, I like this one because it has not been converted to run on oil. It still burns shoveled coal and as a result there are flying burning cinders that add to the experience. The railroad is located in Denton, NC which is about 50 miles from Charlotte as the crow flies. The down side is that I think it is only open for rides a couple of times a year.

[drumsy]

Bonus: If you are into railroad history there is a little known but very fascinating railroad museum south of Charlotte in Lancaster, where they are attempting to recreate the entire 29 mile route of the Lancaster & Chester passenger railroad. There are a lot of other RR artifacts there.

[rockhilljames]

A friend of mine works at the Lancaster Railroad place doing the old rail car restoration. I'm supposed to go out there and check out an old Pulman he's working on now. If i do i'll post pics.