Smoky Mountain Railroad Introduction
Riding the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad was absolutely one of the major highlights of a recent trip we made to Bryson City North Carolina. It is pricey to do the first class ride in a dining car, but, without question well worth it. We moved all over the train from front to back. Closed cars/Open cars we went through a lot of rail cars. Every different kind of car had its good points and bad points.
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Video
Open Cars
Open cars are great! Feeling the wind (it wasn’t hot) hearing the clickety-clack and the horns. And the smells of the passing scenery. If it was a hot day, I am sure it wouldn’t have been great in an open car. One of the open cars was a food car … they asked us if we had eaten and we said “yes”.
Closed Cars
Closed cars are good too! Dinner in a fairly quiet, non windy, climate controlled space. Seats come with tables, so if you are toting stuff, there is space to put it. On a really hot or really cold day, I would much prefer to be in an enclosed car.
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We had such a good time, we have to recommend the ride. Well worth the price and the effort! I am really glad we did the meal that’s a long way to go and not have food ….. carry a snack if you do a non meal excursion. Absolutely wonderful way to spend several hours!!
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