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- Wilmington Railroad Museum
- Learn about the historical development of railroads in the Wilmington area with the eclectic collection of displays at the Wilmington Railroad Museum.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Map of North Carolina railroads, 1854
- Map depicts North Carolina roads and railroads, including the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North Carolina Railroad, the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, and the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. "Coalfields" are...
- Format: image/map
- Railroads in North Carolina, 1896
- Format: image/map
- Railroads in North Carolina, 1860
- Format: image/map
- Wilmington and Weldon Railroad timetable: Night express train south
- An 1859 timetable for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
- Format: image/ephemera
- Railroads and textile mills in North Carolina, 1896
- Format: image/map
- Railroads and tobacco mills in North Carolina, 1896
- Format: image/map
- Wilmington and Weldon Railroad timetable: Night express train north
- An 1859 timetable for the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
- Format: image/ephemera
- North Carolina Transportation Museum
- All the details for your field trip to the museum. Or take a virtual trip and read about and explore the exhibits, including the Flue Shop, the Master Mechanic's Office, and the Robert Julian Roundhouse. Take a few minutes to watch the online video that explains the history of steam railroads in North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Norlina Train Museum
- Go back in time and learn about the history of the town of Norlina at this museum which houses only local railroad memorabilia.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Unused railroad tracks skirting Otavalo, Ecuador
- Railroad tracks overgrown with weeds extend into the distance. A few houses border the tracks. Mountains loom in the background. In the late nineteenth century, the railroad came to Latin America. Railroad technology revolutionized transportation, especially...
- Format: image/photograph
- Antebellum North Carolina
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Railroads in Western North Carolina
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.6
- In the nineteenth century, Asheville, a crossroads for agriculture, became a destination for tourists, loggers, and miners. New railroads meet the needs of all these groups.
- Format: article
- Industrialization in North Carolina
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.3
- Industrialization needed five things -- capital, labor, raw materials, markets, and transportation -- and in the 1870s, North Carolina had all of them. This article explains the process of industrialization in North Carolina, with maps of factory and railroad growth.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Map of Indochina
- A relief map of Indochina showing international boundaries, capitals of nations, roads, and railroads. From the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Format: image/map
- Old Fort Railroad Museum
- Old Fort, North Carolina has been undergoing a great renovation and the Depot is no exception. The Railroad Depot houses the Railroad Museum and contains memorabilia, tools, and furniture from the early railroad period.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Political map of Japan
- This 1996 political map of Japan from the CIA shows the capital of Japan and South Korea, as well as, roads, railroads, and international boundaries.
- Format: image/map
- The pedestrian bridge in Waxhaw, NC
- This is a wooden footbridge over a train track in Waxhaw, North Carolina. The town is famous for the bridge and its somewhat unusual-looking water tower.
- Format: image/photograph
- Map of North Carolina showing the Gold Region (1847)
- Format: image/map
- Circa 1862 map of coastal North Carolina
- Circa 1862 map of coastal North Carolina, showing the locations of towns, major waterways, and railroads. Based on General Burnside's expedition.
- Format: image/article
