Events at the N.C. Transportation Museum. The N.C. Transportation Museum hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including Day Out With Thomas â¢, Excursions and THE POLAR EXPRESS â¢ Train Ride. Car shows, aviation events and educational programs highlight specific areas of transportation history and interest.ransportation Museum. The N.C. Transportation Museum hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including Day Out With Thomas â¢, Excursions and THE POLAR EXPRESS â¢ Train Ride. Car shows, aviation events and educational programs highlight specific areas of transportation history and interest.
The Carboniferous Period is famous for its vast swamp forests, such as the one depicted here. Such swamps produced the coal from which the term Carboniferous, or carbon-bearing, is derived. The Carboniferous Period lasted from about 359.2 to 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era. The term Carboniferous comes from England, in reference to the rich deposits of coal that occur there. These deposits of coal occur throughout northern Europe, Asia, and midwestern and eastern North America.
Coal. It powered the industrial revolution and fueled the early development of the science of geology. When the geologic time periods were being named, mainly in Great Britain, the time during which coal was being deposited was christened the Carboniferous Period. Modern dating based on radioactive elements shows the Carboniferous lasted from 359 million to 299 million years ago. Geologic exploration showed that the Carboniferous was a great period of coal production not only in Great Britain but also in many other parts of the world.