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News Releases
Old Train Depot Finds New Life at New Hope Valley Railway – October 26, 2015
Join Thomas and Friends in Our Garden Railway
(Bonsal, N.C., August 29, 2022) -- New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, will feature Thomas the Tank Engine along with many of his friends on the railway’s Garden Railroad (G scale) Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Visitors to NHVR can take a ride in...
Tarheel Telegrapher August 2022
Volume 62 – Issue 08 1 August 2022 From the Brass Hat Hello everyone. Sorry this is late, but somehow I wound up catching COVID and losing connectivity to the internet...
Tarheel Telegrapher July 2022
Volume 62 – Issue 07 July 2022 From the Brass Hat Wow, what a month June was. After only one operating day in May, obviously due to receiving the 10 cars from HNP, we made up for it in June. Seven...
Tarheel Telegrapher June 2022
Volume 61 – Issue 06 1 June 2022 FROM THE BRASS HAT Greetings Team! Welcome to June. It will be a very busy month with six ride days, Operate-A-Loco day and two...
NC Railway Museum Relocates 10 Historic Railcars
(BONSAL, N.C., May 10, 2022)—The North Carolina Railway Museum (NCRM) is moving ten historic railroad cars by crane and flatbed trailers over public roadways from a Duke Energy property to its rail yard five miles away. The move of the train cars from the property of...
Tarheel Telegrapher May 2022
From the Brass Hat by Chris Tilley Hi Y’all! This ride season has begun with a flurry of activity and set a new record in the process! Our BEST opening month ever. The Hop into Spring rides were well attended and the place was really looking sharp thanks to a lot of...
Tarheel Telegrapher April 2022
From The Brass Hat Hello everyone and welcome to spring! It has been a long time coming, but our 2022 season is now upon us. Granted, we have already had a couple of small events, but now the season is about to begin in earnest. I am sure many of you will be...
North Carolina Railway Museum Receives $3,500 Grant to Restore Historic Goldston Depot
The North Carolina Railway Museum, Inc., home to New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), received a national grant to help restore a historic depot in its rail yard that will be used to educate visitors. A 2019 National Railway Historical Society, Inc. (NRHS) Heritage Grant...
Santa Train Tickets Available
We know Halloween and Thanksgiving come first, but it's not too early to start thinking about the holidays and purchasing tickets for our Holiday Santa Trains! Holiday Santa Trains depart on December 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m....
NHVR’s Family-Friendly Beer, BBQ & Choo Choo Event Planned for September 30
New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR), the Triangle’s Train, is hosting Beer, BBQ and Choo Choo on Saturday, September 30, a family-friendly barbecue and craft beer event. Each train ticket purchased includes a ride behind a real train locomotive in a covered, open-air...