NCDOT to celebrates 175th anniversary of the first train to Raleigh

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NCDOT to celebrates 175th anniversary of the first train to Raleigh

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Ok someone enlighten me, Gaston or Gastonia, North Carolina? Thx

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Gaston is a small town 90 miles NE of Raleigh, near Roanoke Rapids. GastonIA is is a city 30 miles west of Charlotte. I’m pretty sure I recall the history that the Gaston terminus of the R&G no longer exists, and is not the same as present day Gaston NC.

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is this near NS rails if so maybe southern 630/4501 could come visit.

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Please note that there are no tracks remaining on the old Raleigh-Gaston Railroad fron Norlina to Gaston (Weldon N C) as they were removed many many years ago. However, there is railservice fron Roanoke Rapids west to Weldon on the old railroad so that various industries can be accessed by CSX.
Beverley Beddingfield

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I forgot to mention in prior post, that Gastonia is south-west of Charlotte on the old SOUTHERN Washington DC - Atlanta main line and is used by both Amtrak as well as Norfolk-Southern.

Also, I think that I’m correct in this, but there is a replica of the “TORNADO” in the Hamlet Railroad Museum in Hamlet N C where the old SEABOARD AIR LINE (CSX) had/has a major crossing of it’s old mainline.

Beverley B