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About North Carolina Transportation Museum

The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a museum in Spencer, North Carolina. It is a collection of automobiles, aircraft, and railway vehicles. The museum is located at the former Southern Railway Spencer Shops and devotes much of its space to the state's railroad history. The museum has the largest collection of rail relics in the Carolinas. Its Back Shop building of nearly three stories high is notable for its size, two football fields long.

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Transport museum
Founded
1982

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  1. North Carolina Transportation Museum, North Carolina01North CarolinaUnknown photographer · Public domain
  2. Exhibits on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC, March02Exhibits on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC, MarchDavid Wilson · CC BY 2.0
  3. Exhibits on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC March03Exhibits on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC MarchDavid Wilson · CC BY 2.0
  4. NCTM Diesel Locomotives04NCTM Diesel LocomotivesUnknown photographer · Public domain
  5. NCTM Roundhouse05NCTM RoundhouseDoug Coldwell · Public domain
  6. NCTM Special Equipment06NCTM Special EquipmentUnknown photographer · Public domain

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