A Conversation With Morganton Mayor Ronnie Thompson About the Empire Builder
Mayor Ronnie Thompson talks about his June trip from Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder and why he’s optimistic about restoring passenger rail to western North Carolina.
Jumping Train Cars in the 1950s
Burke resident Calvin Johnson remembers jumping train cars from Drexel to Morganton as a teenager in the 1950s to see movies in town.
Looking Forward to More Than a Burger at Hickory Station
The former train station in Hickory, North Carolina is currently a restaurant, but Aaron Kohrs hopes it will once again become a stop along the passenger rail route between Salisbury and Asheville.