by NC-Transportation-Museum | Feb 24, 2021 | Events
Purchase Tickets Event Dates: Saturday, April 12: 9am – 5pmSunday, April 13: 12pm – 5pmFriday, April 18: 9am – 5pmSaturday, April 19: 9am – 5pm Train Rides: Saturday, April 12: 9:45am, 11am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm, 2:45pmSunday, April 13: 12:45pm,...
by NC-Transportation-Museum | Jan 29, 2021 | Black History Month, Exhibit, Virtual Events
In observance of Black History Month, Livingstone College and the North Carolina Transportation Museum will jointly present two evenings of free community programming around the The Negro Motorist Green Book. Join a virtual screening of the Smithsonian Channel...
by NC-Transportation-Museum | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Now thru February 28, 2023 Scavenger Hunt Download Now EXHIBIT GUIDE Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Bookand Oasis Spaces in North Carolina Exhibit On Display Now Through February 28, 2023 The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission (AAHC), a division of...
by NC-Transportation-Museum | Aug 25, 2020 | History
Image courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection The Safe Bus Company operated in the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 1926 to 1972. The company was originally formed to provide transportation to the city’s underserved black...
by NC-Transportation-Museum | Aug 20, 2020 | History
The oldest fire truck in the museum’s collection replaced a horse-drawn hook and ladder in one Tarheel city and was used by a particularly skilled group of firefighters. The Quick Step Hook and Ladder Company, was Elizabeth City’s all-black volunteer fire...
