Tour Times
10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Included with Museum Admission.
Special tours are here to stay at the N.C. Transportation Museum. Come join us for these informational tours where you can learn about: how the automobile shaped North Carolina, private luxury rail cars, the first 16 bays, the development of the modern fire engine, transportation before the railroad, and labor at Spencer Shops. Come learn what makes the N.C. Transportation Museum so unique!
Tour Times
10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Included with Museum Admission.
Theme Information
October 12
The American LaFrance Company: Building the Modern Fire Engine
Learn about one of the largest manufacturer’s of fire engines, ladder trucks, and rescue vehicles. Step into the world of firefighting and how the company shaped the way fires are fought in the present day.
November 2
Transportation Before the Railroad: The Power of the Horse and Buggy
Life before the steam engine proved difficult in relation to travel, but many inventors here in NC saw the light at the end of the tunnel: the horse and buggy. Acquire knowledge on the different types of horse-drawn buggies, how they served an array of business and travel, and even the conditions of the roads with this form of travel.
