The Champion Streamliner & NC's Deadliest Train Collision

Continuing our series of videos and posts to let you #NCLearnAtHome. The N.C. Transporation Museum is home to the ACL No. 501 Streamliner diesel locomotive. Built to pull high end passenger trains, the No. 501's sister locomoive was involved in the deadliesst train collision in North Carolina history. See the story in the video. And learn more transportation history at www.nctrans.org. #nctrans #nctransportationmuseum #spencershops #COVID19edu #RemoteLearning #RemoteTeaching #NCRemoteLearning #NCLearnsTogether #coronavirusedu #COVID19NC

[@matthawkins1771]

I love ACL #501! Thank you so much for making these videos! I can't wait to see her running again!

[@NCPilot]

Thank you for posting this! I was thinking about this the other day and couldn't remember if it happened to an ACL passenger train, or a Southern Railway passenger train!

[@petervaillancourt4774]

My uncle Nelson his wife and young baby were on that train. They all died on their way home for Christmas. My father was in the South Pacific in the 1st Marine Division 1st Amphib Tractor Battalion was sent home because of this accident.

[@samtrak1204]

WoW! You really personalized this story and drove it home. Thanks for sharing.

[@GuyjKite]

Thanks for the video. Sorry about disaster. My grandfather was a engineer on the southern rwy. in va. The gentleman doing this video. I like the hat he was wearing . Where can i get one.

[@gordonsnell6735]

Just waiting for the museum to reopen from this madness, I miss the people down there

[@samtrak1204]

Informative presentation. Thanks a heap.

[@samtrak1204]

I sent a letter to Amtrak President W. Graham Claytor, Jr. asking him to rebrand the "Silver Meteor" to its rightful "Champion" name, but go nowhere fast. The tarnished "Silver Service" is a disgrace so I'm not sure if I want to see the "Champion" running without a full service diner serving all passengers.

[@gordonsnell6735]

When are they going to start running trains again??

[@mikeytrains1]

Well yeah this is completely accurate for the most part, 501 is an E3A, not an E1.

[@flagman515]

Listen carefully, he said E3.