GSMR 711 reverses long hood forward to milepost 47 where it will meet Blue Ridge Southern's T59 to receive the railroad's newest acquisition- an Amtrak diner coach from

GSMR 711 heads west to milepost 47 to receive the railroad's newest aquisition- an Amtrak diner coach. Here the locomotive runs light through a tunnel of trees just past the Dillsboro yard.

GSMR GP7 711 has just received the railroad's newest aquisition- an Amtrak diner. Here the short movement crosses a rarely used trestle just past the Dillsboro yard.

GP7 711 and GP30 2467 depart the run around at Nantahala with the now eastbound Nantahala Gorge excursion heading for the outdoor center.

GP9 711 leads the return trip of the Nantahala Gorge Train through the Nantahala Outdoor Center. The train will make an hour layover here to allow passengers to check out the nearby scenery and th... (more)

GSMR GP7 711 and GP9 1755 roll past a small siding through the community of Whittier, NC with a Tuckaseegee River excursion. When they aren't in use, GSMR stores 4 open top rock hoppers in this si... (more)

GSMR GP7 711 and GP9 1755 round a curve through a cut with the Tuckaseegee River excursion in tow heading eastbound for Dillsboro, NC.

So back in October I took a trip to the GSMR and I got to say I like there railroad excursions that they have. Here is GSMR 711 waiting while people board the train.

GSMR GP7 #711 has just completed another round trip to Dillsboro, North Carolina through the scenic Tuckasegee River Gorge on a chilly January afternoon

Coupled to a MOW flat car, GSMR 711 sits on a siding in Bryson City, NC.

GSMR 711 leads a deadhead move of the Southland coach towards Dillsboro.

A busy day on the GSMR. GSMR 777 waits in the siding for GSMR 711 with the Southland coach on a deadhead from Bryson City to Dillsboro. 777 is on point of a ballast/mixed train on it's way to a qu... (more)

711 leads the days "Tuck Train" through the farmlands at Qualla.

GSMR 711 and 777, both of which as far as I know are GP7's in GP9 frames run around the days Tuck Train.

The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad's Tuckasegee River Excursion, a Bryson City to Dillsboro round trip, returns west as they rock down the old Southern Railway Murphy Branch with the short weekday ... (more)