Drinks At The Depot
You are invited to come join us Tuesday October 29th at 5:30pm for our second annual Drinks at the Depot at the Historic Morganton Depot located at 624 S Green St, Morganton.
Come celebrate our strong community spirit up and down the line and hear about the current condition of the rail and plans for restoration of service.
Join our growing list of event sponsors! Your donation will defray the costs of the event and help us continue our work into the new year. To become a sponsor, donate here.
We want to extend a huge thank you to our current sponsors:
Engine:
Mainstreet Morganton
Nest Realty
Club Car:
Burke Development, Inc.
Melanie & Robert Dunn
Steve & Nancy Gregory
Southern Environmental Law Center
Morganton Savings Bank
Caboose:
Jean and Allen VanNoppen
Nancy Phifer
Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co., PLLC
Barbara & Lamar Smitherman
Hickory Oktoberfest
*** WE HAVE CANCELLED OUR PARTICIPATION DUE TO THE ONGOING SITUATION IN WNC***
Waiting for the Train will have a booth at the Hickory Oktoberfest!
If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up on Sign Up Genius here. Thanks!
Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase
Waiting for the Train will be at the Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase at CoMMA on Thursday, October 3rd. The event is free and open to the public, so stop by and say hello!
For more information read more on the Burke Chamber of Commerce website.
Historic Morganton Festival
Waiting for the Train will have a booth at the Historic Morganton Festival! Come check it out and help us spread advocacy for bringing passenger rail back to Western North Carolina. We will have merch for sale, as well as a petition to sign!
Booth Hours:
Friday September 6th from 12pm-8pm
Saturday September 7th from 9am-7pm
Sign up to volunteer here.
Waiting for the Train x Sidetracked Brewery Beer Launch Party
Save the date - more details to follow!
Drexel Fair
Waiting for the Train will have a booth at the Drexel Fair! We will have a petition to sign, brochures to hand out, and advocacy to raise! Additionally, we will be selling merch and will have kid’s activities, stop by and see us!
If you are interested in volunteering you can register using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A4AE2FA4F9C70-50304052-volunteers#/
Follow Up:
Thank you to everyone who volunteered and stopped by our booth! Check out the recap here.
Taste For The Train: Sidetracked Brewery Is Creating a Signature Beer for Waiting for the Train
Join us for an evening that will put your taste buds in the conductor's seat! Sample 5 delicious beer types and vote for your favorite.
Come join us at Sidetracked Brewery for a special event where we'll be tasting and voting on beer types to inform what award-winning brewer Joseph Ackerman crafts for us. This in-person event will give you the chance to say you helped create the beer that brought the train to town!
It’s $10 at the door or you can register using the link below:
Follow Up:
Waiting For The Train Community Meeting
Come on down to our community meeting Thursday, June 13th at 5:30, and hear what's happening with the Asheville-Salisbury line! We will be meeting at the covered Farmers’ Market pavilion near the depot at 300 Beach Street, Morganton, NC.
Representatives at the state, county, and city levels will speak about their efforts and what they need from us to keep the Asheville-Salisbury line on track. You'll also have the opportunity to sign-up for committees if you would like to get more involved!
Rutherford College Founder's Day Festival
Join us at the Rutherford College Founder’s Day Festival! Waiting For The Train will have a booth, where you can sign our petition to help bring passenger rail back to Burke County, NC!
Burke Chamber 29th Annual Chamber Golf Classic
Waiting For The Train is proud to be sponsoring the Burke Chamber Golf Classic. For more information and details check out https://business.burkecountychamber.org/events/details/29th-annual-chamber-golf-classic-9301
YMCA Community Day
Waiting For The Train will have a booth at the YMCA Community Day with fun, games, and community advocacy! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Litter Sweep Kick Off At The Depot
Waiting For The Train will be participating in the 3rd annual Burke Chamber Litter Sweep. We will be picking up litter to help keep Burke County beautiful and to raise awareness for Waiting For The Train. Additionally, the team that collects the most litter wins a cash prize, so the more volunteers the better chances we have of raising funds for Waiting For The Train!
Interested in joining our Waiting For The Train litter sweep group? RSVP by March 15th via email to morgantonpassengertrain@gmail.com
Follow Up:
A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered, read more about our successful litter sweep here.
Black History Festival
Waiting For the Train will have a booth at this year’s annual Black History Festival, held at the Collett Street Recreation Center. Visitors to our table will have the chance to purchase or win Waiting for the Train merchandise and get the latest information about the return of passenger rail to Burke County.
Also, be sure to stop by the silent auction to place a bid on a basket of Waiting For the Train merchandise.
Drinks at the Depot
Please join us at the Morganton Train Depot to help us champion the return of passenger rail to Western North Carolina!
Follow Up:
Thank you to all who joined us for Drinks at the Depot!
Read the recap of the event here.
