Great Smoky Mountains 1702: Thunder in the Nantahala Gorge

[@Thomasboi01]

Fantastic wheelslip scene!

[@Thomasboi01]

Best great smoky mountains railroad 1702 run-by scene at 4:52. I love that southern railway 3 chime that's a better whistle than the others. I seriously love that locomotive she is now one of my favorite locomotives.

[@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL]

That southern railway 3 chime tho. Very lovely sound

[@thecarolinianrailfan8339]

Awesome! I plan on chasing and possibly riding the Nantahala Excursion next month.

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks, hope you have fun!

[@gmaneis]

Beautifully shot and edited. A pleasure to watch. Thank you for sharing this one.

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

Ah it’s good to finally get some new footage of a steam locomotive. Good video!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thank you!

[@SteamZRailfan]

Awesome! It was nice to run into you. Also that wheel slip at 2:26 is spectacular! Awesome catch!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks, definitely the best wheel slip I've ever caught. It was great seeing you too.

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

@@SmokyMtnSteam What about the one from Tweetsie Railroad Heritage Weekend 2018?

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[@stevensainerailfanproductions]

Awesome. Glad we could meet again that day.

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks, it was good hanging out with you guys.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

I wonder why some American and British steam engines have two different whistle-sound valves? One British steam engine example is LNER A1 Tornado. Tornado has a high-pitched whistle and a slightly deeper toned whistle, which makes her sound a bit like Britannia, a 7MT engine.

[@PennsyPro]

Beautifully done!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks!

[@wyattbrewster3676]

Absolutely incredible

[@Thomasboi01]

Now great smoky mountains railroad 1702 is officially sounding southern railway locomotive.

[@Thomasboi01]

I'm guessing the railroad company found the southern railway 3 chime very suitable and fitting.

[@RealZeroCentigrade]

2:26 Amazing wheelslip

[@Thomasboi01]

I know right.

[@Thomasboi01]

Awesome.

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

I personally liked its other whistle better. It had a deeper more brute sound too it, but I love this whistle too

[@SantaFe19484]

Awesome video!

[@railroadvelocipedeproducti2020]

Nice Job!

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks!

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[@MrSteelman335]

1702 is starting to sound like a southern locomotive.

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Fitting for an old Southern branchline.

[@Heisler91]

@@SmokyMtnSteam The whistle was made from plans of a real Southern Railway Steptop 3 Chime like Southern 154 wore during the charter (the dollywood whistle) and like 4501. Much better than that Rizzoli Ps4 copy. The crew seems to like it as well. I'm hoping this one stays. Now... If I can convince them to build a IC 6 Chime...

[@justahillbilly7777]

@@Heisler91 Perhaps one could also convince them to either track down or make a replica of the type of whistle her sisters overseas in the U.K. are wearing. Ah well. One can dream.

[@Thomasboi01]

Well that's a better whistle than the other ones she used to have. That's much better!

[@tobiasbenson3234]

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[@DerpyPossum]

by far my favorite 2-8-0 :)

[@TweetsieRailroader]

Glad you got to see it too! Sadly, I didn't get the chance to go and ride, though I would've loved to! (For the record, I did get to see, and ride behind this beauty back on Labor Day Sunday 2018, which was the first time I'd been to the GSMR in 13 years. Even cooler was the fact that my grandpa and my step-grandma got to ride on the GSMR behind 1702 a couple days ago.) Also, Any Plans to visit Dollywood again in the near future?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

I went to Dollywood on Wednesday and might go back sometime next weekend.

[@TweetsieRailroader]

@@SmokyMtnSteam Alright! Have fun!

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

I was thinking about going to The Cass Scenic Railroad the 4th of July. What are the best spots?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

There's really only 3 places to shoot the train - Cass itself, the Back Mountain Rd crossing and the Gum Rd crossing. The engines will be working harder at Gum Rd. You can pretty comfortably get the train leaving Cass and then beat it to either crossing, but you can't beat the train between the crossings with enough time to set up a camera. Just up from the Gum Rd crossing there is a farm above which you can see the train through a gap in the trees as it climbs the switchback, but the property owners don't like railfans so you may be runoff even if you're just standing on the side of the road. I'd recommend also checking out the Durbin Rocket, it can be seen at the depot in town as well as at the very end of the (unpaved) River Rd where you can either shoot across the river or hike across a swinging bridge to the iconic curve shot. Make sure to download offline maps before leaving home as there is absolutely no cell phone service anywhere in the area due to the radio telescope in Green Bank.

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

@@SmokyMtnSteam OK. Thanks for the info!

[@cassscenicproductions8888]

Hello! What road is near the locations at 13:32?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

E Hellards Rd. If your trying to find it on Google maps it wont show up but its off US 74 just north of "Mystic Lands"

[@cassscenicproductions8888]

@@SmokyMtnSteam Thanks so much!

[@southwestvirginiarailfan729]

That wheelslip at 2:27.

[@jasonlewis7012]

Nice, but whistle got nothing on Klondike Katie or Cinderella from Dollywood 🚂

[@MarkAHHDvideostreaming]

Nice video

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

Thanks

[@pilarcortez3707]

How long does it take the ride we planning to go there

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

about 4.5 hours

[@keeperofsteamstudios6654]

2:26 perfect timing lol.

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[@Thomasboi01]

So are you going to go back to the great smoky mountains railroad soon?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

They are diesel-only through the winter, I'll be back when steam returns in the late spring or early summer

[@Thomasboi01]

That's good. But what's the next railroad you'll be visiting next?

[@SmokyMtnSteam]

@@Thomasboi01 probably TVRM in March

[@mylesspear]

What whistle is she wearing?

[@radforddivisionrailfan]

A Rizzoli replica of a Southern 3 chime.

[@TrainChamber]

@@radforddivisionrailfan I dont believe its Rizzoli. I think i heard it was shop built by a crew member

[@Heisler91]

@@radforddivisionrailfan It's not Rizzoli. It was custom made by a shop member using plans from a real Southern Railway Steptop 3 Chime.

[@radforddivisionrailfan]

Ah, ok. Still sounds nice regardless who made it.