Tweetsie Railroad's Annual Railfan Weekend!

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In this video, Penn Rail Videos is going to take you on an exciting 25 minute adventure at the Tweetsie Railroad theme park in Blowing Rock, NC.

We'll first start out by watching both locomotives (#12 and #190) prepare for their day's work. We'll then follow the #12 around the park first, watching it pass by in several locations, and even have some views from inside the cab!

"Tweetsie" #12 was built in 1917 by Baldwin for the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad. She is a 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" type locomotive and is the last narrow-gauge engine from the ET&WNC to survive.

Next up we'll take a look at the ex-White Pass & Yukon Railroad 2-8-2 #190. She was built in 1943 for the US Army Transportation Corps. At this time, the US Army owned the White Pass & Yukon Railroad. In 1960, the #190 was brought to the hills of North Carolina where she has been ever since. To tourists of Tweetsie Railroad, she is known as the "Yukon Queen".

Also of note is that the coach behind #12 came from the East Broad Top RR in Rockhill Furnace, PA. Also the open cars being pulled by the #190 also came from the EBT as flat cars, and were made into open air cars by Tweetsie.

After we take a look at both engines in operation, we'll be treated to a double-header as the two locomotives team up to pull the regular tourist train. After this, we'll conclude with the grand finale show of steam as both locomotives perform fantastic run-bys for everyone's enjoyment.

We would like to extend a huge "Thank You" to the people who operate the Tweetsie Railroad and maintain these fine machines so that the public can see them in operation in the 21st century. It's becoming harder to find a place with two operating steam locomotives in one place, and we highly recommend the Tweetsie Railroad's railfan weekend to any train buff!

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I used to watch this video all the time when I was little, Good Times! 😊

TheSpongyChannel

Penn Rail Videos - Great vid. Thanks for sharing it with us.

nightlightabcd

I used to go there when I was 4 when I visited my cousin in NC I wanna go again

emelyrodriguez

Awesome! Tweetsie's a neat place.

TNtrainboy

absolutely amazing video! I watched every second of it, the whistles were so captivating

CaliforniaRailProductions

Wow amazing video! 12 sound amazing in this video! Especially which what sounded like a Pennsy 3 chime on her. Thanks for sharing!

Bassfanatic

I was there at that time and that was an awesome Railfest!

stringbenderful

Great video, I'm in the top left hand corner of the shot starting at 6:32 I have the camera and tripod with the baseball cap. Unfortunately Tweetsie is not letting us walk the tracks anymore at Railfan Weekend. It Sucks. Oh well still love Tweetsie.

baldwinloco

I miss engine 12 whistle when it sounded like this it sounded way better than how it sounds now

zavienschannel

You really should! My family has visited Tweetsie since the 50's. It's a great place to bring the family, and if you love trains, well... the video speaks for itself. ;)

BNole

ENjoyed that video, just learned about the existancte of these to locomotives. Hope to visit this park soon and catch them.

KflanntheRailfan

I love tweetsie 190 & 12 I like the ride.

Thomasboi

Oh, how magical it was to go for a ride on one of these. Being a fan of classic steam locomotives, this was about as great a birthday present as is possible to receive.

Great video and fantastic quality!

TraustiGeir

such memories. I worked there in 1975-77 and the various skills I learned from Frank, Spencer and the rest of the leadership has followed me for a long time.

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