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I hope you enjoy this old time look of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company. The film was taken by The late Sam Parks of Chicago, Ill. in the 1950's - 60's with 16mm film . The information was provided by Mr. Parks it was written on the back of the film box. I bought this film off E bay last year.
Information on the two railroad in this film.
Opened in 1957, Tweetsie Railroad originally started out as just a train ride aboard steam locomotive #12, the only surviving narrow-gauge engine left from the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC). Built in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, #12 is a 3 ft (914 mm) (narrow gauge) 4-6-0 coal-fired locomotive that was used to haul passengers and freight over the ET&WNC's 66-mile (106.2 km) line running from Johnson City over the Appalachian Mountains to Boone, North Carolina. After the narrow gauge portion of the ET&WNC ceased operations in 1950, the locomotive was purchased by a group of railroad enthusiasts and was taken to Rockingham County, Virginia to operate over the small "Shenandoah Central tourist line in 1952.
In 1961, shortly after Pigeon Forge officially incorporated, North Carolina brothers Grover and Harry Robbins opened Rebel Railroad in the town's Middle Creek area. The railroad simulated a ride on a Confederate steam train that was under attack by Union soldiers during the Civil War, playing upon the centennial of the war that was sweeping the country at the time.
After the Union assault was beaten back, the railroad came to a stop at a mock-frontier mountain town, complete with blacksmith shop, general store, and saloon. By 1964, the Civil War Centennial was beginning to die down, so the Robbins brothers decided to rename Rebel Railroad Goldrush Junction. The attraction was reworked with a "Wild West" theme replacing the Civil War theme, in similar fashion to the Robbins' other tourist train ride in North Carolina, Tweetsie Railroad. Goldrush Junction was much more successful than Rebel Railroad had ever been, prompting the Robbins to buy a log flume amusement ride and erect it on the property in 1967
The first operation visited was the Gold Rush Junction, home of the Gold Rush, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, & Western Railroad. The operation was formerly called the Rebel Railroad and today is known as Dollywood.
At the entrance to the park were two locos on display on hills on both sides of the road. One was Ex-Genesee & Wyoming Railroad 2-6-0 #9 (BLW #34964 7, 1910) and the other was ex-East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad #419 (BLW #8869 11, 1887).
Inside was a typical old west town with a train ride around a loop, complete with a hold-up by outlaws. The power for the train was the 3 ft gauge 2-8-2 #192 ex-WP&Y #192 (BLW #69427 2, 1943). The engine had the obligatory bright colors and the fake wood burner stack.
Information from google.com
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company Tweetsie RailroadJourney Back In Time Productions2009-06-28 | Hi all,
I hope you enjoy this old time look of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company. The film was taken by The late Sam Parks of Chicago, Ill. in the 1950's - 60's with 16mm film . The information was provided by Mr. Parks it was written on the back of the film box. I bought this film off E bay last year.
Information on the two railroad in this film.
Opened in 1957, Tweetsie Railroad originally started out as just a train ride aboard steam locomotive #12, the only surviving narrow-gauge engine left from the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC). Built in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, #12 is a 3 ft (914 mm) (narrow gauge) 4-6-0 coal-fired locomotive that was used to haul passengers and freight over the ET&WNC's 66-mile (106.2 km) line running from Johnson City over the Appalachian Mountains to Boone, North Carolina. After the narrow gauge portion of the ET&WNC ceased operations in 1950, the locomotive was purchased by a group of railroad enthusiasts and was taken to Rockingham County, Virginia to operate over the small "Shenandoah Central tourist line in 1952.
In 1961, shortly after Pigeon Forge officially incorporated, North Carolina brothers Grover and Harry Robbins opened Rebel Railroad in the town's Middle Creek area. The railroad simulated a ride on a Confederate steam train that was under attack by Union soldiers during the Civil War, playing upon the centennial of the war that was sweeping the country at the time.
After the Union assault was beaten back, the railroad came to a stop at a mock-frontier mountain town, complete with blacksmith shop, general store, and saloon. By 1964, the Civil War Centennial was beginning to die down, so the Robbins brothers decided to rename Rebel Railroad Goldrush Junction. The attraction was reworked with a "Wild West" theme replacing the Civil War theme, in similar fashion to the Robbins' other tourist train ride in North Carolina, Tweetsie Railroad. Goldrush Junction was much more successful than Rebel Railroad had ever been, prompting the Robbins to buy a log flume amusement ride and erect it on the property in 1967
The first operation visited was the Gold Rush Junction, home of the Gold Rush, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, & Western Railroad. The operation was formerly called the Rebel Railroad and today is known as Dollywood.
At the entrance to the park were two locos on display on hills on both sides of the road. One was Ex-Genesee & Wyoming Railroad 2-6-0 #9 (BLW #34964 7, 1910) and the other was ex-East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad #419 (BLW #8869 11, 1887).
Inside was a typical old west town with a train ride around a loop, complete with a hold-up by outlaws. The power for the train was the 3 ft gauge 2-8-2 #192 ex-WP&Y #192 (BLW #69427 2, 1943). The engine had the obligatory bright colors and the fake wood burner stack.
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