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.
Updated November 13, 2015. The Carboniferous Period is a geologic time period that took place between 360 to 286 million years ago. The Carboniferous Period is named after the rich coal deposits that are present in rock layers from this time period. The Carboniferous Period is also known as the Age of Amphibians. It is the fifth of six geologic periods that together make up the Paleozoic Era. The Carboniferous Period is preceded by the Devonian Period and followed by the Permian Period.