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.
The Carboniferous Period of the Paleozoic Era began 354 million years ago. It lasted for about 64 million years, until 290 million years ago. The name âCarboniferousâ came from the large amounts of carbon-bearing coal that was formed during the period.