ADOPT-A-TRAIN 

The NC Railway Museum is delighted to announce that NOW you can adopt a train – locomotive, caboose, or railcar from our collection of heritage rolling stock! Your 12-month, symbolic adoption makes a great gift for your kids or loved ones, memorial recognition, or business promotion at the same time that you are supporting our mission of preserving and sharing North Carolina railroad history for generations to come!  

Adoption Categories:

“Train Buddy” for Children” – A donation of $50 minimum per piece of equipment for a 12-month, symbolic train adoption entitles your child to the following benefits:

  • A thank you/adoption certificate

  • Child’s name listed a “Train Buddy” Donor on an acknowledging sign placed next to the adopted train.

“Friend” – A donation of $100 minimum per piece of equipment for a 12-month, symbolic train adoption entitles you to the following benefits:

  • A thank you/adoption certificate

  • Your name listed as a “Friend” Donor on an acknowledging sign placed next to the adopted train

  • An acknowledgment of your adoption in the NC Railway Museum’s newsletter “The Telegrapher”

“Sustainer” –  A donation of $250 minimum per piece of equipment for a 12-month, symbolic train adoption entitles you the following benefits:

  • A thank you/adoption certificate

  • A color photo of your adopted train

  • Your name listed as a “Sustainer” Donor, and your business logo (if applicable), on an acknowledging sign placed next to the adopted train for one (1) year.

  • An acknowledgment, including your business logo (if applicable), of your adoption in the NC Railway Museum’s newsletter “The Telegrapher” for six (6) months.

  • An acknowledgment of your adoption in the NC Railway Museum’s annual report

“Benefactor” –   A donation of $500 minimum per piece of equipment for a 12-month, symbolic train adoption entitles you to the following benefits:

  • A thank you/adoption certificate

  • A color photo of your adopted train

  • Your name listed as a “Benefactor” Donor, and your business logo (if applicable), on an acknowledging sign placed next to the adopted train for one (1) year.

  • An acknowledgment, including your business logo (if applicable), of your adoption in the NC Railway Museum’s newsletter “The Telegrapher” for one (1) year.

  • An acknowledgment of your adoption in the NC Railway Museum’s annual report

All adoption donations benefit the NC Railway Museum’s mission and restoration and renovation projects. As a non-profit organization your donation is 100% tax deductible to the extend allowed by law.

Thank you for your donation and support to the NC Railway Museum !!   

Collection of Heritage Rolling Stock for Adoption

Locomotives:
1943 GE Diesel Locomotive 399
1953 GE Diesel Locomotive 1686
Cabooses:
1913 Norfolk Southern Railroad Caboose 335 (Birthday Caboose)
1926 Aberdeen & Rockfish Caboose 308
1949 Seaboard Air Line Railway Caboose 5228
1966 Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RDW) Railway CPRX10009 Caboose (now NHVX 309)
1968 Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway CPRX 10002 Caboose (now NHVX 302)
Railcars:
1922 Southern Railway Post Office (RPO) and Baggage Car 188
1942 Exhibit Car USOX 8707 (NCRM Gift Shop)
1953 Excursion Car 100
1953 Excursion Car 101
1953 Excursion Car 200
1953 Excursion Car 201


Please click here to download a Registration form for our Adopt-A-Train program and select the locomotive, caboose, or railcar you would like to Adopt, as well as the adoption category/donation.

Please complete a registration form at the Museum Gift Shop during Train Ride days OR you may print
the registration form from the link above and return it via USPS mail regardless method of payment selected along with check (if applicable) to:

North Carolina Railway Museum
Adopt-A-Train Program
Post Office Box 40
New Hill, NC 27562-0040

North Carolina Railway Museum, Inc. (NCRM)

NCRM is an all -Volunteer 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization. Your donations and contributions are tax deductible. “Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at (919) 814-5400 . The license is not an endorsement by the State”.  Federal Tax ID #: 56-6073399