Smoky Mountain Meanderings
North Carolina Transportation Museum

NS BL-H #1616
A rarity:  Norfolk Southern # 1616, a Baldwin Lima-Hamilton AS416.
SR FP7 #6133
One just for me! Southern Railway FP7 #6133, built in 1950.  This locomotive is serviceable and works it's share of the round-the-site train rota, though not on the day we were there.  Unfortunately the position of the museum's SR E8A defied attempts at decent photography.
Shay #1925
A true North Carolina native, Graham County Railroad Shay #1925, which had recently returned from Railfair '99 at Sacramento CA.  The Graham County Railroad, a logging railway, branches off the SR's Murphy branch (part of which is now the Great Smoky Mountains Railway) where the GSMR Nantahala Gorge excursion from Bryson City reverses.
Museum train
On the round-the-site duty on the day we visited was Norfolk & Western GP9 #620.
Various stock
Some of the varied stock stored around the site, much of which was not accessible to visitors.

 

ATLANTA
CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN INCLINE RAILWAY
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS RAILWAY
SALUDA
MISC!

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