Great Smoky Mountain Railroad 5 Tips Before You Go

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Join us on The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad for the Nantahala excursion departing Bryson City North Carolina. I will share with you 5 valuable tips to help make your trip an enjoyable one. This 4.5 hour train ride can be great if you follow my tips. Hey Y'all welcome to my channel. Join me as I travel the Highways and Bi ways is search of Adventure where we will explore Roadside Attractions, Abandon Places, Museums, The Weird and Strange and maybe even a food review or two. I upload every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please Subscribe and click the bell so you wont miss anything. You can contact me by Email @ tdjm1234@hotmail.com
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@sarakeith5480 2 жыл бұрын

What a fun adventure, I love trains and beautiful scenery!! Great tips!! Thank you Tony and Debbie!! Happy Friday to you both!!

@0518Purple Жыл бұрын

Wow. We lived there for 21 years. The train used to be so much better. Parking was free. No one trying to sell you anything. And you rode on one side going to Nantahala and you switched sides coming back. That way everyone got to see both sides. We lived by Fontana Lake. Oh well. Things change. Thanks for the updates. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

@sandybehl8816 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and tips - in the midst of planning a trip to Bryson City & this helps with the train decisions.

@gcfan803 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this Mr. Tony! I just booked us a cabin in October to Bryson City. I wanted to book us a ride on the train but there's so many options. Now I have a better idea. Thanks for the tips! ❤ to you and Mrs. Debbie

@amandasaunders3493 2 жыл бұрын

What fun! What fun! Thank you and the Mrs for taking us along, as always!

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Scharpy1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ride CAOLINA TONY! Took our kids on it 30+ years ago. Took a break from tubing Deep Creek tubing.. Great to see it still in action. Good times.

@marylandmonroe 2 жыл бұрын

My brother used to live about a mile away from there, and still isn't too far away. I'm going to have to go for a ride sometime when I'm visiting.

@angellynette8258 Жыл бұрын

I plan on going in August so thank you for the tips.

@lignum2007 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience, I’m scheduled to visit in August. Great tips, I will definitely use them. 👍

@inspired2rv661 2 ай бұрын

We are here in the Smokies now, thanks for the tips!! Going this week💕🙏🏻✨

@KittensInClover Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thanks.

@JP-nk4sv Ай бұрын

My son just moved to Clover SC on lake Wiley. Can’t wait to visit him and ride the rails. Thanks for this video Tony good job. You must have been an engineer- very detailed indeed!!

@nezlover 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Tony😍🙏💙😁I love trains 😁

@AndyEinstman 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Friday

@brendakrieger7000 2 жыл бұрын

My son and I took a trip on Amtrak. We got to eat in the dining car. It was really delicious🍽

@MoviemaniaNick 2 жыл бұрын

Fun vlog Tony!

@sswan9689 Жыл бұрын

Carolina Tony, Hi there!! Went on The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad yesterday. The weather was beautiful for the ride. I went with a group (tour) and I can tell you the coach seats are too cramped!! The group booked everyone in the Southland car. 2 people sit & 2 people on the other side. So its like 4 people sitting in a booth but with no table & definately no leg room. And I also found out that the open car with the bench; tkts have to be purchased for that also. No seats available. So going to the Nanahala Gorge I mostly stood in the open car. I would definatley go again, but I would have to upgrade to the dining car you and Ms Debbie had, LOL!! Thanks again for the info on the train.

@brendakrieger7000 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you had fun! I love trains🚂💜 Hope you didn't have any Smoky Mountain Rain🎶

@benfletcher7100 10 ай бұрын

Yum

@birdnest5814 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never been on a train ride. It’s on my bucket list so your tips might come in handy because this is one I wanted to ride when I lived in Asheville, and I still want to ride it. Thanks for sharing this with us 👍💕😊

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

If you like "Tex-Mex" food... there's a great Mexican restaurant not too far away in Bryson City called "Guayabitos"! I highly recommend it!! Nice atmosphere & GREAT FOOD @ affordable prices!!!

@cherylchittenden1362 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber- thank you so much got this video!- look forward to more !

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. Next month we are embarking in a 5000 mile cross country trip lots to see and do

@sherrywilliams2445 8 ай бұрын

When you do the Great Smoky Railroad from there you may pass the train wreckage from the movie The Fugitive!!!

@EclecticTribe 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@nathancorcoran5347 5 ай бұрын

It would be cool for me to visit the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to see their Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702 (Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1942).

@catharsis77 Жыл бұрын

Wife and I just did this trip. We were in the open air, Nantahala car. We had seats on the right side of the train for the trip out but our guide had everyone swap sides for the return trip. It was great fun and the food was great. Our guide, Steven, went the extra mile to serve and was a wealth of information and jokes. Made the ride that much better! The tickets still include free entrance to the railroad museum too.

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

Glad y'all had a great experience. Thanks for watching

@andrewrodriquez7028 Жыл бұрын

Very informative

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@RibeyeSuze 2 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

Lol thats for watching

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@MrSierraRoad Жыл бұрын

This was a great video Carolina Tony; thank you for providing such needed and valuable information. What's the cell coverage like in the trip? Is there WiFi?

@casycasy5199 11 ай бұрын

great video

@CAROLINATONY 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@marmeedoll Жыл бұрын

My wife has her family name on a building at Western Carolina U. Her high school classmate and competitor has her name on the tiny town of Dillsboro. In the 60s their school was tiny and belonged to WCU, a college that owned the k-12 right in the middle of the college. Both girls were remarkably successful. Their whole class was successful. But the girls stood out. My girl is gone now after 60 years of delight. The girl whose name is on the town I have lost track of. I think they enjoyed the competition.

@danielle-lk5mv 2 жыл бұрын

"I think I can, I think I can....huh nope. It don't work that way." That was hilarious 🤣 Great video, I definitely want to go on this train.

@shelwhitley1011 2 жыл бұрын

🙄🤭😅 It's called kayak rolling and he wasn't trying to get upstream, he was having a blast!

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

@@shelwhitley1011 Exactly! Kayakers need to practice "righting themselves" in situations where their kayaks are overturned. It's called a "kayak roll". Ideally the kayaker remains in the kayak though!! On the other hand... the kayakers may have been attempting to "stand their kayaks vertically" [without flipping over]!? It's a type of "kayak stunt"!

@amyreynolds3619 11 ай бұрын

I use to volunteer NCTM in Spencer,NC.

@amyreynolds3619 11 ай бұрын

That railroad is now where near the house. There is a spur from Asheville yard to the house. This railroad connection to Seaboard air line to Atlanta.

@kentbeery4941 Жыл бұрын

Kim is a Doll !! Thanks guy's for the Video what's the cost ??

@haegenbyrne Жыл бұрын

I just walked by there just a few minutes ago

@jeffro06 Жыл бұрын

😎

@chuckcole9153 2 жыл бұрын

We took the trip about 10 years ago. Wonderful experience. Tony left out a few things, unless the times have changed. We booked an 1880's car which included first class food and service by a waiter with towel on his arm, a moonshine tasting, and included entrance into the train museum at the end. Do they still offer that? If so, book it.

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

In my video I talked about first class service and moonshine car tasting.

@user-zy4cq6vo3q Ай бұрын

That bridge looks so rusted. Next great catastrophe 😮😮😮😮😮😮

@amyreynolds3619 11 ай бұрын

Amtrak was founded in the 70s the Silver star is built in the 40s.

@sswan9689 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this train ride & the tips. I have been wanting to ride this train for awhile but I needed some up to date info on riding. At the hour stop at the Nanahala gorge is that where anyone can buy souvenirs?

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it mostly tee-shirt s and kayak geer

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

@@CAROLINATONY And sort of "pricey" too! Maybe save that for another trip -- if you actually take trip down the Nantahala River. I highly recommend it! They have something they call "funyaks" [or at least they used to have them]!! They are basically one-person inflatable kayaks. But a guided trip is fine too, especially if you've never been rafting before!?

@jamesolthof8286 2 жыл бұрын

That is actually the old murphy branch it was not built for the construction of the biltmore house. It was completed in 1894 after the biltmore house and was built as a branch line connecting the southern railway to the L&N at murphy which created a connection from Atlanta to Asheville. The line was west of Sylva was purchased by the NCDOT in the 90s or early 2000s and leased to the great Smokey mountain railroad. Everything east of Sylva was operated by Norfolk southern until 2014 when it was sold to the blue ridge southern. Also that passenger car was not built for Amtrak in the 40’s. Amtrak was created by the government in 1971 to consolidate the nations failing passenger service

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

Well I guess the person announcing all the information over the PA was not telling the truth.

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

I looked it up the silver was from the 1958 Era. It wad used by Amtrac. So it wax in service for a long time and is one of GSMR's newer cars

@jamesolthof8286 2 жыл бұрын

It’s possible that they may have misconstrued some of the information, I’m not sure. The railroads did have to donate a portion of their passenger equipment as part of the agreement to start Amtrak so it’s very likely that the cars were used by Amtrak and maybe the line was used help to build the house.

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for the historical corrections!! Tony probably unknowingly passed along erroneous information that was provided to him at some point!?

@docbrown6550 4 ай бұрын

We left Pigeon Forge three hours early to go to the Railroad in Bryson City, the road across the mountain, Hwy 441 was closed thirty minutes before we got to it, the workers told us, we had to go around the mountain, we only had twelve minutes to spare when we arrived. Will never do that again, not worth the stress, LOL.

@CAROLINATONY 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Glad you caught your train

@Dr.Ashtro 2 жыл бұрын

Hey you made a review on Bucees and you said you would do a review on the Bucees nuggets. Do you think you could do that?🤠🤔

@CAROLINATONY 2 жыл бұрын

I have. 2 of them here is one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndWKgtipsczIe6M.html

@newbie_nugs Ай бұрын

It's june and 95F . Is it still cold on the train? Was worried being so hot tomorrow the train would be scorching

@jerryRp90x Жыл бұрын

Going

@benfletcher7100 10 ай бұрын

A lot like riding amtrak

@JeremyPennebaker 6 ай бұрын

how do we know which side is the left side with the superior view when booking?

@aliciahinson7653 Жыл бұрын

Is "G" section that your in on the left?

@haegenbyrne Жыл бұрын

What song do you use in your video

@thedmv84 Жыл бұрын

When you say right side.. I’m looking online and I’m looking at the train car. Should I book the top rows or bottom rows?

@erinmallonee2880 2 ай бұрын

Hi I am wondering the same thing did you figure it out?

@cheriebowles9795 18 күн бұрын

Do they play music on the train ?

@ja-lj2tb 2 жыл бұрын

Looks fun, I think the only train I have been on was at Disneyland 😅

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

😀😁😉

@jasonstanley7197 Жыл бұрын

The kayaker sare surfing and playing in that rapid. They are doing that they meant to do

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

Looked like a lot of fun

@heatherq812 Жыл бұрын

Trying to follow your tips Tony! When you said book on the left, you were in seat g - were you on the left? For more views? It’s difficult trying to look at the seats on the website!

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

We were on the left side of the train facing forward. Like the drivers side of a car

@treyreeves7631 10 ай бұрын

They now gave everyone swap seats when you get to the midpoint so everyone gets to see each side

@bitchalantey7373 9 ай бұрын

Me reading everything trying to figure it out… lol

@TammyHouser 3 ай бұрын

Bring a blanket, too! It was so cold I couldn't relax at all.

@donaldchristie3534 Жыл бұрын

How do you know which side of the train is left when you are booking the seats? Can I assume the train is heading West and you should pick the seats on the lower part of the diagram of the train car to be on the left side of the train? BTW is the train museum tour still included with your ticket purchase?

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

On the Nantahala run. If it were an automobile it would be the driver's side

@thedmv84 Жыл бұрын

Did you figure this out? I’m currently wanting to book. Do I book on top or bottom?

@donaldchristie3534 Жыл бұрын

@@thedmv84 bottom

@pathillin2210 2 ай бұрын

I rode on the train in April. It was an enjoyable ride with only 9 people in our car. Also purchased box lunch, and it was fresh and good.

@CAROLINATONY 2 ай бұрын

Sounds fun

@thomassimonds9231 Жыл бұрын

I wish I wouldn’t make videos about the train there’s too many people coming to Brarson city now growing up in a small town in Bryson City it’s not like it used to be it’s not the small town as I grew up in I wish It could go back like it used to be very little people running around town

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

True. I think people have made comments like those for THOUSANDS OF YEARS, as "civilization" continued to creep in around them. Unfortunately... it's part of "progress". I like modern advances like the internet -- but also yearn for simpler times as well. Fond memories of youth are something to cherish, and pass along as part of our "heritage". Much of Carolina is worthy of mention, and the people of our state are generally TREMENDOUS! No wonder people are moving here!! [I kind of don't like that -- but... should we blame them???]

@chadrossiter156 5 ай бұрын

How long is the ride ?

@CAROLINATONY 5 ай бұрын

That one was 4 hours

@justusmatteson9855 Жыл бұрын

You said get a ticket on the left side. How do I know what size is the left when buying my ticket?

@CAROLINATONY Жыл бұрын

The left side is like the driver's side in a automobile

@justusmatteson9855 Жыл бұрын

Right. It just doesn't tell me what side was the front when buying my tickets. I just guest and it's a 50 50 chance at this point. Thanks for all the great tips though!

@michaelgcrist Жыл бұрын

Call 'em!?

@thedmv84 Жыл бұрын

Did you figure out to book top or bottom? Lol

@justusmatteson9855 Жыл бұрын

@@thedmv84 I think I remember the top being the good side. Keep in mind if you are getting 2 tickets get them separately so you can grab both the window seats. I didn't do that and they put people in the other 2 seats directly across from me even though they didn't buy those seats