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Any interest in Great Smoky Mountains Railroad ??

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Would be taking to 9am train on Friday the 25th..  This will leave some time to get back to the hotel for the Dinner/raffle.. 

  Click here for their info..
Will be traveling through the Nantahala Gorge...  Depart Bryson City and travel to the Nantahala Outdoor Center and return. This magnificent trip offers highlights like the Horseshoe Curve, Fontana Lake Trestle, Little Tennessee River and the Nantahala River Gorge. Ticket price includes admission to the Smoky Mountain Trains Museum in Bryson City. You may enjoy the museum before or after the excursion.

Choose from among our Open-Air, Coach, Crown Coach, or Club Car on your next excursion with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Restrooms are available to all passengers. Ask a car attendant for the facilities locations. All pictures are cars from our fleet. Cars on each excursion may vary.

Open Air Coach Car....   $49 for Adult/ $29 for Children (2-12 years). 
GSMR specially built cars with bench style seating down the middle of the car, under canopy, open from waist up, best for photography.

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Coach Car........  $49 for Adult/ $29 for Children (2-12 years). 
Traditional railroad seating (some are seated 2 facing 2) on 50's vintage cars, windows open, heated, some ceiling fans, No AC.

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Crown Coach........ $61 for Adult/ $35 for Children (2-12 years). 
Upgraded coach. Large windows for viewing out. Climate controlled for passenger comfort. Restroom in car.

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Club Coach.......   $69 for Adults ONLY..  Must be 21 to ride in this CAR... 
Morning train departures include a breakfast Danish, fruit, coffee & Coca Cola? products on the outbound ride. Afternoon train departures and all returns include light fare hors d? oeuvres, cheese & crackers, Coca Cola? products, champagne or sparkling cider toast. Beer, wine or cocktails are available for purchase?cash or credit card. Restroom in car.

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Interested Parties..!!!!
Hugz +2
liteft01 +2
royalstar +1 and +2 maybes
GoldBowTie +1.
Texascwgrl +3


Maybes:
maverick1974
Troublemaker +4
Hop45 +3
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Go Hugz....I'm glad my info was helpful  :wave:



oh and BTW, we will be in the Club Coach....I don't want to be around any kids.  Choo-choo is for me!
 
I will not be going to Nationals  :8:  I have a prior commitment. 

But I wanted to offer my testimony to the GSMR. 
I have been on this when I lived in Arkansas and was on my college debate team, we had a tournament in N.C and a few of us took a day to go on the train and check out the sites.  I have to say it was pretty cool  (y)

I hope some of you lucky people take advantage of some American history.
 
RisingPhoenix 
Thanx for the feedback..  (y) (y)
I hope several also take this opportunity to go for another type of ride...
 
I would definitely want to do this. Just need to look at the schedule and make choices. Look like a lot of fun.
 
How far of a drive is this from Pigeon Forge. Sounds like fun, but don't want to drive too far. Please put me down as a maybe +3
 
Hop45 said:
How far of a drive is this from Pigeon Forge. Sounds like fun, but don't want to drive too far. Please put me down as a maybe +3
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Depending on traffic..  I think its about 2 hours..  through the Mountains...
 
Sorry Hugz, Spork Driver and I are going to have to try and hit it a different day. Dyno has priority  >:D
 
How long is the overall trip? Sounds like the minimum time is 2 hours driving, 4 to 4.5 hours on the train, and another 2 hours driving. Add in some time to allow waiting for the train to depart, and to get people organized for the drive back, and it sounds like it's at least 9 hours that we would be gone, maybe 10? Does this sound right? Or am I missing something?

We will be camping, and will have some dogs with us back at camp. While the trip sounds interesting, I don't think the dogs will be able to cross their legs that long! :eek:

-- SS
 
Hugz said:
Interested Parties..!!!!
Hugz +2
Tdybr27
liteft01 +2

Maybes:
Spork_Driver
maverick1974
Troublemaker +4
Hop45 +3
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Pretty small group for the train ride
 
you can add the two of us and maybe two more if we can get the right date. fri. 25 or sat 26 ?
 
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