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The train would soon become the centerpiece of the new "Tweetsie Railroad" tourist attraction. On July 4, 1957, the locomotive made its first public trip over the line. In 1958, the track was extended to a 3-mile loop around the mountain, and the trains at Tweetsie Railroad have traveled that circuit
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Tweetsie Railroad became a popular tourist attraction, and quickly evolved into the first theme park in North Carolina — and one of the first in the nation. A western town and saloon were built around the original depot area. A train robbery and cowboy-and-Indian show were added to the train ride,
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weekend until mid-August. In addition, the park is open on Friday and Saturday nights from late September through the month of October for the popular "Ghost Train" Halloween event. The park then closes for daytime operations, then re-opens on select evenings after Thanksgiving for "Tweetsie
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signed an option to purchase the locomotive and train cars for $ 17,000, with the intent to move them to California for use in motion pictures. However, Autry determined that the transportation and restoration costs made his plan impractical and decided to let his purchase option lapse.
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The park also features a variety of amusement rides, live shows, a zoo and other attractions geared towards families with children. The park also hosts a variety of special events throughout the year including their Halloween and Christmas-themed events.
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of its initials, but also referred to the "tweet" of the locomotive whistles that echoed through the mountains. The nickname stuck with the railroad and its trains and became more identifiable than the railroad's official ET&WNC name.
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Other attractions at Tweetsie Railroad include the Tweetsie Palace Saloon and Diamond Lil's Can-Can Revue, other live shows, gold panning and gem mining, the Deer Park zoo, a variety of specialty shops and food service locations, and a game
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Tweetsie Railroad has its own locomotive workshop to maintain its two locomotives as well as providing repair, parts and overhaul services for other narrow-gauge steam locomotives from several different theme parks such as
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Tweetsie Railroad's Wild West-themed operating season is from April to October. The park is open on weekends in the spring and autumn, and Thursdays through Mondays (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from
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In addition to the Wild West train adventure and the amusement rides, Tweetsie Railroad has a variety of live entertainment shows. The park hosts numerous special events each season, including
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ever since. Grover Robbins' brothers, Harry and Spencer, were also involved with the operation of Tweetsie Railroad, and the park is still controlled and operated by the Robbins family.
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area was constructed on the central mountain inside the rail loop, and over the decades the park has been expanded with additional rides, attractions, shops, zoo and restaurants.
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Christmas", which runs through the month of December. Other special events are held throughout the season, including a large fireworks display on the
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theme that was very popular at the time on television and in motion pictures. The theme was enhanced by regular visits from singing cowboy
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coal-fired locomotive that ran from 1918 to 1940 carrying passengers and freight over the ET&WNC's 66-mile (106.2 km) route from
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The theme park's history can be traced back to the late 19th Century, when narrow-gauge railroads began to access the remote areas of the
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washed out the Shenandoah Central in October, 1954, and Locomotive No. 12 was once again put up for sale. Cowboy actor and singer
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engine was part of an 11-locomotive fleet of "MacArthur" 2-8-2s originally constructed for the US Army for use overseas. During
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Two years after the narrow-gauge portion of the ET&WNC ceased operations in 1950, the locomotive was purchased by a group of
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In 1960, Tweetsie acquired another coal-fired steam locomotive, the No. 190 "Yukon Queen" from Alaska's
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In 1961, Grover and Harry Robbins built another theme park called "Rebel Railroad" in the
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Ties: the Southern Railway System Magazine, June 1953 - "Tweetsie" Rides the Rails Again
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The name "Tweetsie" was given to the original ET&WNC by area residents as a verbal
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to operate as the Shenandoah Central Railroad, which opened in May 1953. Rains from
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Rail transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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became a part-owner with the Herschends and the theme park became today's
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National Register of Historic Places in Watauga County, North Carolina
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Railway vehicles on the National Register of Historic Places
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Buildings and structures in Watauga County, North Carolina
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and a nighttime "Ghost Train" Halloween event in October.
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200 acres (81 ha), 30 acres (12 ha) developed
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Tweetsie

Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Coordinates
36°10′15″N 81°38′57″W / 36.170930°N 81.649029°W / 36.170930; -81.649029
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Wild West
theme park
Boone
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
narrow-gauge
steam locomotives
Blue Ridge Mountains
steam locomotive
locomotive No. 12
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad
Baldwin Locomotive Works
3 ft
4-6-0
Johnson City, Tennessee
Boone, North Carolina
acronym
railroad enthusiasts
Penn Laird, Virginia
Hurricane Hazel
Gene Autry
Blowing Rock
White Pass and Yukon Route
Baldwin Locomotive Works

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