GSMR 1751 heads through Wilmot west towards the farms of Thomas Valley and ultimately Bryson City. A female passenger has booked the day's locomotive cab ride.

GSMR 1751 past the farms of Thomas Valley. A female passenger has booked the day's locomotive cab ride.

GSMR 1751 leads the day's Tuck Train around the bend at Ela. A female passenger has booked the day's locomotive cab ride.

A GSMR train pulls to a stop at the depot in Bryson City, NC as a chilly rain coats Smoky Mountains (and me) on a November afternoon.

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)

GSMR 1751 runs light to Dillsboro following directly behind the day's Tuck Train. The Tuck Train is much longer than usual at 20 cars and will need 1751 to get back to Bryson City.

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)

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)

the Nantahala Gorge evening excursion passing thru the forest and along the banks of Fontana Lake past the old Murphy Branch depot at Almond.

crossing the Tuckaseegee River

'Bout ready to handle the dinner train

Pacing in a boat is a heck of a lot easier than chasing in a car on this part of the line...