Links to Interesting Places!

Our good friends over at the Saluda Historic Depot. The Saluda grade was once the steepest, standard gauge, mainline railway grade in the US.

The Carolina Mountain Division is the local chapter (division) of the National Model Railroad Association. This division will be hosting the regional conference in 2026. Hop on over and see what's happening.

The N.C. Transportation Museum is a historic site, once home to Southern Railway’s largest steam locomotive repair facility in the southeast, and a museum featuring all types of transportation history – railroading, automotive, aviation, and more.

Historic structures include Barber Junction Depot, an authentic train station built in 1898 that serves as the museum’s Visitor Center.  The Bob Julian Roundhouse is the largest remaining roundhouse in North America and is home to locomotives, passenger rail cars, and a full-size replica Wright Flyer.  The massive Back Shop, where steam locomotives were once completely overhauled, now houses rail cars of the past, antique automobiles, fire trucks, and the restoration of the Piedmont Airlines’ Potomac Pacemaker DC-3.  The Flue Shop houses the museum’s Bumper-to-bumper automotive exhibit.

Plan your visit today for a trip into the past at the museum that moves you!