Pulling a train along the bank of the Tuckasegee River in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, GSMR 1702 works west out of Dillsboro bound for Bryson City.
Barking up the Ferguson grade and I mean this 2-8-0 was giving it all she has coming up the grade and it was really cool to watch it to. And as you can tell it was giving us a good smoke show also... (more)
GSMR 2-8-0 #1702 returns west from Dillsboro on one of her last scheduled runs of the year, passing by the classic western North Carolina landscapes one beautiful winter afternoon.
1702's November photo special nears the end of it's westbound run and passes GSMR #1755 which will couple onto the rear and help pull the train back towards Dillsboro.