A caboose and generator car brings up the rear od a Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train.

GSMR enters Dillsboro with it's excursion train of the day.

GSMR leaves Dillsboro with their excursion train heading back to Bryson City

After a good snow fall in the area during Christmas, GSMR 1755 leads the days trip to the Nantahala Gorge over the Tuckasegee River to begin the climb up to the gorge. Originally, this trip was su... (more)

After a good snow fall in the area during Christmas, GSMR 1755 leads the days trip to the Nantahala Gorge over the Tuckasegee River to begin the climb up to the gorge. Originally, this trip was su... (more)

An excursion train heads back into Bryson City in late summer 2018

Great Smoky Mountains #1702 riding the hand pushed turntable.

Great Smoky Mountains #1702 getting hot and ready for the 9:00 am excursion on a cool foggy morning.

With a good plume of smoke. 1702 works hard to get the extra long fall excursion up the grade at Jackson Line.

Leaving Bryson City 1702 gets the train under way as they make their run to the Outdoor Center.

Steam in the Smokies. GSMR's 1702 leads the morning fall excursion through the Nantahala Gorge and along the Nantahala River.

A father and son watch as Great Smoky Mountains Railroad engine 1702 steams out of the station in Bryson City, NC on Labor Day morning.

A pair of diesels push on the rear as the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train leaves the station in Bryson City, NC on Labor Day morning.

Sporting green class light lenses, 1702 brings the Nantahala Gorge excursion into the yard in Nantahala to drop off rafters and hikers before heading back east to the outdoor center.

After pulling the Nantahala Gorge excursion, GSMR 1702 runs light through Whittier deadheading back to the shops in Dillsboro where she'll rest until her next scheduled outing.