Step onboard for year-round train adventures with both steam and diesel excursions and special dinner trains in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. Excursion trains run through scenic mountains and colorful countryside in western North Carolina. A ghostly tunnel, a high breathtaking trestle, a fugitive and an Iron Horse!

With 53 miles of track, two tunnels and 25 bridges, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will take you on a memorable journey through a remote and beautiful corner of North Carolina. Ride with us into river gorges, across valleys and through tunnels carved out of majestic mountains.