Norris Locomotive Works – A Philadelphia locomotive builder constructing about 1,000 engines between 1836 and 1860. It was the dominant American producer during most of that period. …

The "Raleigh" is a replica of the first steam locomotive to operate in North Carolina. It is on display in the indoor exhibition area. The original "Raleigh" was built by C. Tayleur & Company, an …

Of the 25 railroads chartered by the North Carolina legislature in the 1830s, few were built. Two of them – the Wilmington & Weldon (originally chartered as the Wilmington & Raleigh) and the …

North Carolina Railroad – The railroad eventually developed the expertise and capability to build new locomotives from parts of earlier locomotives. Rogers Locomotive Works – Founded in …

Click Here to view / download an 1883 map of the railroads in North Carolina (and South Carolina). In the late 1880s and early 1890s, sixteen (16) cities and towns began construction …

The "Raleigh" replica of the first steam locomotive to operate in North Carolina. It was donated to the museum by the Seaboard in 1965. It was North Carolina's second railroad, the Wilmington …

The Raleigh & Gaston Railroad was one of the first two railroads in North Carolina. It was projected to run from Raleigh to the town of Gaston on the Roanoke River. It was to run a total …

The following list of early locomotives for the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad contains the engine's number, date built, builder and wheel arrangement. Of course, all were steam driven. …

The "Raleigh" replica of the first steam locomotive to operate in North Carolina. Builtin 1927 by the Seaboard Air Line shops, it was donated to the Museum in 1965. The original was built in …

Consolidation of three incomplete railroads - Dan Valley & Yadkin River Railroad, Winston, Salem & Madison Railroad, Winston, Salem & Mooresville Railroad. 1883, merged in the Dan Valley …