Comments on: Spencer: North Carolina Transportation Museum http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/ Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Thomas Kéegan http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-29841 Thomas Kéegan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:03:22 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/#comment-29841 I was honoured to have been a volunteer at the museum for two years.It was an exiting and very rewarding time.Met many very good folk ,both staff and visitors. So good to see the preservation of the site and exhibits. Good luck. I was honoured to have been a volunteer at the museum for two years.It was an exiting and very rewarding time.Met many very good folk ,both staff and visitors. So good to see the preservation of the site and exhibits. Good luck.

]]> By: Joe http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-29021 Joe Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:59:25 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/#comment-29021 I was trying to find the wearabouts of steam locomotive #4052 that wrecked on saluda mountain.n.c. september 25,1940. My grandfather was the fireman on board.didnt know if it was scraped or rebuilt or preserved somewhere. Thanks Jw. I was trying to find the wearabouts of steam locomotive #4052 that wrecked on saluda mountain.n.c. september 25,1940. My grandfather was the fireman on board.didnt know if it was scraped or rebuilt or preserved somewhere. Thanks Jw.

]]> By: Too close for comfort — Meandering Passage http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-28638 Too close for comfort — Meandering Passage Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:48:39 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/#comment-28638 [...] first photo is the Seaboard Airline 2-10-0 (ten drive wheels) steam Locomotive #544, mentioned in a previous post, built in 1918 for the Russian railroads. It’s parked in one of the 37-stalls of the [...] [...] first photo is the Seaboard Airline 2-10-0 (ten drive wheels) steam Locomotive #544, mentioned in a previous post, built in 1918 for the Russian railroads. It’s parked in one of the 37-stalls of the [...]

]]> By: Earl Moore http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-28637 Earl Moore Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:59:50 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/#comment-28637 @Ove: I love the idea of the thick fog and darkness with a few tailored light sources...that would certainly have the WOW factor! :-) Many of the locomotives are operational and they give train rides daily. Some engines they only bring out on special occasions. @Ove: I love the idea of the thick fog and darkness with a few tailored light sources…that would certainly have the WOW factor! :-)

Many of the locomotives are operational and they give train rides daily. Some engines they only bring out on special occasions.

]]> By: Ove http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/comment-page-1/#comment-28636 Ove Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:20:02 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2009/07/31/spencer-north-carolina-transportation-museum/#comment-28636 Very interesting, Earl. I really like steam engines and locomotives. So the run the engines still? Imagine a visit to this place in pea soup grade fog.... In the dark, with a few light sources.... Dream on. :-) Very interesting, Earl. I really like steam engines and locomotives. So the run the engines still? Imagine a visit to this place in pea soup grade fog…. In the dark, with a few light sources…. Dream on. :-)

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