Pullen Park Train, Raleigh, NC
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N 35° 46.800 W 078° 39.750
17S E 711275 N 3962068
Quick Description: The first train ran in this park in 1950. Located in the 14th oldest amusement park in the world. Only one derailment, to date.
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 5/28/2007 3:54:53 PM
Waymark Code: WM1KX5
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Long Description:History (from the Pullen Park website):
"Our miniature train is a one-third size, near exact replica of the
original unnamed locomotive that was built in 1863 at the
Danforth-Cook Locomotive works in Patterson, New Jeresy. The Civil
War was raging and locomotives were hard to come by. Having been
built for someone unable to pay, it would eventually play an
important part in building the first Transcontinental Railroad."
Entrance to Pullen Park is free. The five-minute train ride
costs $1.00. Purchase your ticket at N35 46.776, W078 39.810. No
riders under 13 months. (Has your baby ever been carded?)
It's a very nice ride, looping around a lake and through beds of
Day Lillies and other landscaping. There is one tunnel and two
trestles. The route passes under two pedestrian bridges.
The train has derailed only once, to my knowledge. On a Sunday
afternoon in September, 2006, one or more kids placed a large rock
on the track. The engineer was dumped from his perch, and several
cars derailed. The only injury, fortunately, was a cut on the
engineer's hand.
Today, the tracks are kept under observation by park employees
with walkie-talkies, so the chances of an "incident" are slim. All
aboard! And enjoy the ride!
Visit Instructions:
Provide a picture of something with the train or related to the
train. Possible photos include the train itself at any location
along the route, a picture of the scenery with part of the train in
view, the kids borrowing the engineer’s hat or of a family member
with one of the miniature r.r. crossing signs. Show us you had a
good time visiting the train. If the train isn't running when you
visit get a photo of one of the miniature railway related items
that can be found in locations like this
