Scenic Railroad Route Recognized. By Todd Pittenger May 24, 2025. The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad has received unexpected news, ... Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in North Carolina; ...

Now you’re ready for the next part of your journey – The Smokies. Here’s our guide on how to enjoy a weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains from Raleigh (By all means stay longer!) Map of this Raleigh ...

Map of this 2-day itinerary for the Great Smoky Mountains. The following map shows the route we took on this 2-day itinerary, with each attraction plotted out. NOTE – Google maps keeps rerouting ...

Newfound Gap Road is located inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park giving leaf-peepers a stunning 33 mile show. The scenic byway starts just north of Cherokee near the Qualla Boundary ...

I didn’t know that by this time, my best friend Laura,* who lived in West Asheville, was already in full panic. She was now without power and water and cell services for the third day, and had ...

Polar Express with Great Smoky Mountain Railroad (Bryson City NC) Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock NC) Dollywood Express (Pigeon Forge TN) ... This route runs on December 2, 9, 16, and 23.

There have been 252 tornadoes in East Tennessee since 1950, according to the National Weather Service. The latest one left the town of Sunbright in Morgan County devastated.

The train wreck scene in the 1993 movie, “The Fugitive,” starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, was filmed along the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. The railroad was used in the filming of the ...

The one-day excursion will cover most of the operating trackage of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. The track follows the route of the former Southern Railway’s Murphy Branch Line ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the last wild trout habitats in the eastern U.S. As such, you’ll find plenty of trout, along with smallmouth bass.

On a Wednesday in October 2022, the state’s traffic study measured a little under 1,000 vehicles per day passing along KY Route 77, a major road through the gorge. On the busiest Saturday, that ...