Free. Saluda Grade Trail Celebration, Thursday, July 31, 5:30-7:30pm, at the Tryon Depot, 22 Depot St., Tryon, NC. ♦ Celebrate the rail line and hear the story of the trail so far and the vision looking forward. Enjoy live music, purchase a drink for a nearby restaurant and bring to the event, stop and have dinner in downtown Tryon before or after the...
Free. July 18, 7pm, Train Tales at The Saluda Depot Museum. Doors open at 6:30pm. Speaker Jeffrey Stoner presents “Train Photography Tips.”...
Free, donations accepted. July 28, 7pm at the Saluda Depot Museum. Speaker Jeffrey Stoner discusses “Train Photography Tips.”
Free, donations accepted. June 20, 7-9pm, Saluda Depot Museum. Doors open at 6:30pm. Speaker David Winans discusses “The FDR Funeral Train.” FDR died in April, 1945 in Warm Springs, GA. Southern Railway sent two engines and several passenger cars to the depot in Warm Springs. Once President Roosevelt’s body was on the train, the train would, henceforth, be known as the FDR Funeral...
Free. Saluda Library Speaker Series: History of the Saluda Grade April 8, 2pm, Saluda Library Speaker David O’Brien discusses the important events that occurred during the period from 1830 to 2001 and several advancements in railroading that came from operation on the Grade....
