RAILROAD SIGNALS of the U.S.
the NORTH
CAROLINA
TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
Spencer NC
The North Carolina Transportation Museum is a fantastic museum, placed at the former Southern Railway shops located in Spencer NC. If you are anywhere close, you should make a point of stopping by.
The museum is about 45 minutes east of Charlotte NC, about two hours west of Durham/Raleigh NC, and about 5 hours from Washington DC.
From a signals standpoint, they don't have much. They have a working dual train order semaphore at the visitors center, and a few odd signs just off of the entrance road.
Train Order Semaphore
Outside mechanical details.
Inside mechanical details.
I was allowed to change the semaphore from red to green, and let me tell you,
even with as direct a throw as this linkage has, it took considerable effort to
get it up to green!
Plaque explaining the purpose of the
semaphore.
Plaque describing the railroad that started it
all in the area.
Really basic map of the Norfolk Southern
railroad.
Map of Train-Spotting locations in North
Carolina.
Mail Pole
Spring Switch and Yard Limit sign
MOD 11/9/2006