Railroads & Locomotives Thomasville, N.C. Rail Fan & Railroad Appreciation Day

Thomasville, N.C. Rail Fan & Railroad Appreciation Day

By Angela Cotey | October 2, 2014

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Join us live at the visitors center in the 1870 depot in Thomasville, N.C., for a day of railfan fun and railroad action.

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Tune in to our webcam live from Thomasville, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 4 for the city’s first railfan and railroad appreciation day.
 
Join us trackside on the busy Norfolk Southern main line to watch freight action as well as Amtrak and N.C. Department of Transportation trains.
 
At the event, the city will present the 2015 Thomasville Train Calendar and award prizes to the winning photographers. There will be drawings for prizes from Trains magazine, Norfolk Southern Corp., and Amtrak.
 
Thomasville is located between Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C., and features more than 40 trains per day with great photo locations.
 
The visitor’s center is located in one of the oldest depots in the state, built about 1870, and features parking, restrooms, and a 40-inch monitor with ATCS to help anticipate train traffic.

18 thoughts on “Thomasville, N.C. Rail Fan & Railroad Appreciation Day

  1. Timeline of events:
    9:00am- Depot/Visitors' Center opens
    11:00am- Amtrak and NCDOT tables open up to register for free round trip tickets on Amtrak to anywhere in NC.
    11:00am- Live Streaming webcast begins on Trains Magazine website at http://www.trainsmag.com
    1:30pm- Interviews begin on http://www.trainsmag.com with Amtrak, NCDOT and more.
    1:30pm- Registration opens for free drawings for Norfolk Southern door prizes.
    2:00pm- 2:30pm Photographing Trains tips from photographer David Yemm.
    2:55pm- Registration closes for free prizes from Amtrak, NCDOT and Norfolk Southern
    3:00pm- Introduction of dignitaries and awarding of Prizes for 2015 Thomasville Train Calendar photo contest followed by drawings for door prizes.
    – See more at: http://www.thomasvilletourism.com/#sthash.jkqfNZgt.dpuf

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