GSMR 1751 brings an excursion into Bryson City, NC on a very rainy Saturday afternoon. Here it is passing through a tunnel of fall color as it approaches the depot where it will tie down for the n... (more)

EMD GP9 #1751 and EX:Santa Fe GP30 #2467 ready to pull the Nantahala Gorge train on September 4th, 2015.

GSMR EMD GP7 #777 sitting in the Bryson City yard awaiting its next assignment.

The Great Smokey Mountains Railroad excursion departs under the rainy skies of North Carolina but with a full train of passengers. Alot has changed here over the years as far as power. Last time I... (more)

The trainmaster and brakeman ride GP-9 1751 back to the yard office after dropping off the Great Smokey Mountain passenger train at the depot in Bryson City. The train has just returned from a ro... (more)

Great Smokey Mountain Railroad ex- Flag Coal Co. no. 75 crosses Deep Creek Bridge enroute to Bryson City NC.

GSMR 711 leaving Bryson City, NC

One of GSMR's 4 GP's shows off its new green paint scheme next to the Bryson City depot. Earlier in the day the unit handled the run to Dillsboro then awaited the 6:30pm arrival of the train from ... (more)

Downtown Bryson City is all decked out for the fall tourist season as a surprisingly well patronized weekday train rolls in from the Nantahala Gorge after sunset. The conductor eyes the approachin... (more)

'Lucky 7s' takes a day off from a busy week of assisting with the Polar Express trains.

A view from the rear of GSMR 711 during the process of running around the train before taking it back to the NOC, and eventually Bryson City, NC.

Eric Pittman looks out the window as he brings the train to a stop at the NOC.

Storm clouds linger in the distance as GSMR 711 heads uphill out of Bryson City, NC.

Approaching the Lake Fontana bridge on the GSMR. www.JoeyBowman.net

Thomas Nicholson honking the horn as the train proceeds through a grade crossing. www.JoeyBowman.net