Continuing our series of videos and posts to let you experience our #NCMuseumFromHome....Museum educator Tyler Trahan tours a steam locomotive in the Bob Julian Roundhouse, explaining how coal, fire, and pressure made these machines move, the manpower involved, and what could go wrong in operating the engine. Check it out! To learn more, visit www.nctrans.org. #MuseumFromHome #nctrans #NCLearnAtHome | N.C. Transportation Museum

TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY! Ride behind Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 steam locomotive to experience our "Legends by Lantern" tour. Hear the eerie whistle of the N&W 611 as you ride the train from the Barber Junction Visitor’s Center to the Bob Julian Roundhouse, where your tour guide will take you on a lantern-lit tour of some of the spooky haunts of this former Southern Railway landmark. Tours will be available at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm. $20 plus tax and fees – adults $15 plus tax and fees – chil