Tweetsie (ET&WNC) #12 has just been cut off from its train and is headed to the locomotive shop, as the sun sets on another fun-filled day at the Tweetsie Amusement Park!
EX: White Pass & Yukon Route 2-8-2 #190 running over the trestle that has been decorated for the 4th of July at Tweetsie Railroad.
Tweetsie 2-8-2 #190 running on opening day 2014.
Tweetsie Railroad (EX: ET&WNC) #12 running on the last day of the 2013 season.
#12 waits for night to pass, and it's next day assignments to arrive.
Engineer Tim Smith at Tweetsie Railroad, poses for a photo.
#12 and #190 of Tweetise Railroad take a good nights rest after the first day of Railfan Weekend, and they await the next days double header event.
190 sits in the late afternoon sun after a day of climbing 4.5% grades
The Tweetsie crew poses in the evening with the engines, the only operating steam in NC recently.
Former WP&Y #190 was built in 1943, has 48 inch drivers, 16x24 inch cylinders, and makes 20,100 lbs. of tractive effort.
Built 1917; 45 inch drivers; 16x22 inch cylinders; 19,100 lbs. of tractive effort.
#12 pops out into the sunlight after cresting the 4.5% grade on NC's only steam operation in 2006.
