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Polar Express is a great tradition

Submitted by Christina Anthony on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 12:44am.READ MORE:
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video Families welcomed a new Christmas tradition this weekend at the Wilmington Railroad Museum. Children and parents listened to the polar express read by members of our own WWAY news team. Full story...
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Wilmington OKs loading point for Amtrak bus service

Submitted by StarNewsOnline.com on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 12:09pm.READ MORE:
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Amtrak may have found a loading point in Wilmington for its buses. The city of Wilmington has given Amtrak permission to use a downtown intersection for a bus stop after Wave Transit rebuffed a request from Amtrak to use Forden Station. Full story...
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Train Camp kids end journey at Wilmington Railroad Museum

Submitted by Chris Phillips on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 4:40pm.READ MORE:
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All aboard for Train Camp at the Wilmington Railroad Museum. Kids are treated to a tour of rail sites. They also build train cars and buildings, run model trains and design and build a take-home scene... all on their own scale. Full story...
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Vote could scrap rail service plan near Charlotte

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:39am.READ MORE:
Iredell County's Commission could derail a plan to bring commuter and freight service along 25 miles of railroad between Mount Mourne and Charlotte. Full story...
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Cape Fear Railroad Society kick starts holiday train expo

Submitted by Nadine Maeser on Tue, 11/23/2010 - 12:12am.READ MORE:
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All aboard! The Cape Fear Railroad Society kicked off their holiday train expo Monday night. Full story...
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Steam engine #250 celebrates a milestone

Submitted by Chris Allen on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 2:50pm.READ MORE:
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Chances are you've probably seen the big train that sits outside the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington. It's a steam engine train and today was its 100th birthday. Full story...
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