Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum

Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum The official Facebook site for the Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum in Newton, NC! Main Ave.) We're currently open on Fridays from 12-5:00 p.m.
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Welcome to the official page for the Southeastern Narrow Gauge and Shortline Museum! We are located in Newton, NC at the former junction of the Southern and Carolina & North-Western Railways. Our Museum is operated by the Newton Depot Authority and the Alexander Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, and currently uses the Newton Depot, Model Railroad Center next door (at 111

1 N. featuring Wade's Train Town and our Gift Shop, and our Alexander Railroad Pavilion across the railroad tracks from the Depot. We have a wide spectrum of railroad-related displays; from an incredible lantern collection to an operating Alco diesel locomotive; from model railroad layouts to the active Norfolk Southern railroad operation that runs through the middle of our campus! and Saturdays from 10-4:00 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed, so come see us!

Newton Depot is not just a museum. Part of the Depot building is a rental venue. Seating about 45+- people. Message us h...
05/22/2026

Newton Depot is not just a museum. Part of the Depot building is a rental venue. Seating about 45+- people. Message us here or call (980) 858-4266 for availability.

*NEW T-SHIRT ALERT* Arriving JUST in time for our National Train Day 2026! event with the public debut of ET&WNC #2 in ...
05/08/2026

*NEW T-SHIRT ALERT*
Arriving JUST in time for our National Train Day 2026! event with the public debut of ET&WNC #2 in the morning... There's no better way to join us in this historic celebration while supporting us AND having your own souvenir! They'll be available with our other fantastic shirts and merch in our Gift Store tomorrow morning, so make sure you come by...

Saturday is the day... National Train Day 2026! is almost here!!! Here's some of what you can expect... We're stoked! AL...
05/07/2026

Saturday is the day... National Train Day 2026! is almost here!!! Here's some of what you can expect... We're stoked!
ALSO - our monthly meeting with the Alexander Chapter of the NRHS is tonight in our historic Newton Depot at 7:00... We're going to preview what's coming up at the event and recap the exciting month we've had - along with some historic photos... All are welcome to attend!

Live music, food, train rides, free children's books, children's activities, Motorcar demonstrations, extra model railro...
05/07/2026

Live music, food, train rides, free children's books, children's activities, Motorcar demonstrations, extra model railroads... Who WOULDN'T be excited?!?!?!
We always love having Wagon Load A Trouble bring us wonderful live music...this event is going to be the best!!! 🛤️

Calling all railfans! Bring the whole family to the Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum on Saturday, May 9th from 10 AM to 4 PM for their National Train Day celebration. Wagon Load A Trouble will be performing there from 11 AM to 2 PM featuring your favorite train songs. Y'all come see what all the fuss is about!

Come take a short train ride this Saturday with us at our National Train Day 2026! Event!!! We'll also be doing a Motorc...
05/05/2026

Come take a short train ride this Saturday with us at our National Train Day 2026! Event!!! We'll also be doing a Motorcar demonstration AND you can see the restoration progress on our other rolling stock there... It's going to be an exciting day! 🚂🛤️

Remember that we're ALSO on the YouTube and the 'gram, so subscribe and follow us there so that you don't miss out on *a...
04/28/2026

Remember that we're ALSO on the YouTube and the 'gram, so subscribe and follow us there so that you don't miss out on *any* fun - and help with our presence on the interwebz!!!

7 likes, 2 comments. "ET&WNC Motorcar no. 2 is back in operation!!!"

04/25/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT TIME:
Our historic ET&WNC Motorcar no. 2 has been returned to operation!
For the first time since late-2016, the 1940-built standard gauge Motorcar is back in operation and moving under it's own power, thanks to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic volunteers. It will make its official public debut at our National Train Day Celebration on May 9th. This will be the first time this Motorcar has operated for the general public here at the Museum, and although the Motorcar did operate for around 5 years on the Craggy Mountain Line Railroad a decade ago (and was displayed at Tweetsie Railroad's 2017 Railroad Heritage Weekend), many things have happened here for the first time since its days on the ET&WNC/East Tennessee Rwy., still known by many as the original "Tweetsie". And although it now operates on our tracks nearly 3 hours away from it's native line in east Tennessee, we're just getting started on this exciting new chapter in the life of one of the most rare (and historic) Motorcars in existence. Perhaps, it might even visit other railroads in the region! In the meantime, make your plans to celebrate with us on National Train Day... You never know what's just around the bend, so ALL ABOARD!!!

Tune in to our YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Pages at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning for a historic announcement almost a...
04/25/2026

Tune in to our YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Pages at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning for a historic announcement almost a decade in the making... 👀

Address

1123 N Main Avenue
Newton, NC
28658

Opening Hours

Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+19808584266

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