Wilmington Railroad Museum
Hours of Operation
Closed Sunday
May 1 through May 24
Sunday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Support the Museum
WITH MUCH GRATITUDE!
The Museum recently received two grants to support additional development in programs and facilities.
~ FROM LANDFALL FOUNDATION: $4000 to establish a "Train Camp" for the summer of 2012. We'll be organizing several one-week sessions to stimulate creativity and imagination within the context of railroading and model railroad pastimes. Geared for grade-shoolers, these sessions will be part education, part activity, and part skill-building, based on an age-appropriate curriculum and adult mentoring.
~ FROM CAPE FEAR GARDEN CLUB: $2984 to beautify Railroad Heritage Square with planters and shrubbery. Now that area construction is complete, we installed touches that soften the industrial aspect of Warehouse B and are consistent with surrounding streetscape improvements. Improvements include columnar greenery around the 1855 station bell, and planters near the end of the wheel lathe and access ramp.
Special Notice - Many local businesses are supporting the great work of the Museum as it enters a new era of service. Click on "a business" below to see who is helping!
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HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILMINGTON RAILROADING
The ACL in Wilmington
A Grand View of the Passenger Terminal, Roundhouse, and the River Terminal. Note the roundhouse in the foreground, warehouses and wharves along the river, and many railroad buildings. View is toward the southwest, showing the north end of Front Street.
ACL Passenger Terminal & Freight Yards. The old headquarters building (with steeple) in center of photo, with "new" building (1913) just above. View is toward the northeast.
Roundhouse Adjacent to the Passenger Terminal
An Early Diesel is About to Leave Wilmington with Mail & Passengers
An ACL Roundhouse
The Wilmington ACL Passenger Terminal and Offices
The Demolition of the Passenger Terminal in 1970
ACL Engine #59 - Built by Baldwin in 1891