The “Triangle’s Train” is one of a handful of places in North Carolina where people can ride the rails and travel back in time. Here are others.

Passengers ride the New Hope Valley Railway from Bonsal to New Hope on Friday, April 12, 2024. The nonprofit railway celebrates its 40th year taking passengers or rides in southwest Wake County.

Passengers ride the New Hope Valley Railway from Bonsal to New Hope on Friday, April 12, 2024. The nonprofit railway celebrates its 40th year taking passengers or rides in southwest Wake County.

The “Triangle’s Train” is one of a handful of places in North Carolina where people can ride the rails and travel back in time. Here are others.

Passengers ride the New Hope Valley Railway from Bonsal to New Hope on Friday, April 12, 2024. The nonprofit railway celebrates its 40th year taking passengers or rides in southwest Wake County.

Passengers ride the New Hope Valley Railway from Bonsal to New Hope on Friday, April 12, 2024. The nonprofit railway celebrates its 40th year taking passengers or rides in southwest Wake County.

Long before much of the old Durham & South Carolina Railroad line was turned into the American Tobacco Trail, a group of preservationists bought four miles of the tracks and a small rail yard in ...