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NC’s 250th Birthday Locomotive Returns | Durham News
North Carolina’s historic rail engine, freshly restored and painted in patriotic red, white, and blue for America’s 250th birthday, rolls back into service with a new number—RNCX 1776. This 50-year-old diesel-electric locomotive, one of eight powering Amtrak’s Piedmont line between Raleigh and Charlotte, was completely overhauled, down to every bolt and wire, and celebrated with a champagne bottle smash. It’s part of a nationwide rail tradition, echoing the bicentennial festivities of 1976, as dozens of railroads gather in Spencer for a grand commemorative event. With ridership soaring and…
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