DILLSBORO, North Carolina (WLOS) — Not long ago, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad restored an old steam engine. It’s being credited with increasing ridership for excursions through our mountains.

Spring is in the air, and there’s no better way to celebrate the season’s arrival than by taking a train ride through the mountains of the Southern Appalachian region. If you’re suffering from “cabin ...

The Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum will sponsor a train excursion March 30. The ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will go through the mountains and countryside of ...

And increase your knowledge about kudzu on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad . BRYSON CITY, N.C. – Tucked in a valley just south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, little Bryson City, population ...

Excursion train operator Great Smoky Mountains Railroad says it is shutting down its Dillsboro operations and laying off 40 workers because of difficult business conditions. Jeffrey Jackson, chief ...