The North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer Shops

From: The Journal of Transport History | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The North Carolina Transportation Museum - Spencer Shops P. O. Box 165, Spencer, NC 28159, USA Phone + 1 704 636 2889; Fax + 1 704 639 1881; website www.ci.salisbury.ne.uslnetransl

Most of the hundreds of railroad museums in the United States include collections of equipment in varying stages of disrepair, poorly funded and presided over by a small but determined cadre of volunteers. Only a few, perhaps no more than a dozen, possess the resources necessary to adequately interpret the history of transport technology for an audience that includes the general public as well as enthusiastic rail ...

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