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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:41:36 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:42:10 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:42:47 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:43:33 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:44:12 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:44:55 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:45:35 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:46:19 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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179 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:47:17 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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184 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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11/1/2002 Upload Date: 10/31/2011 7:48:05 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Johnny Winkler |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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7/25/2003 Upload Date: 5/18/2009 1:24:18 AM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
Allan Williams Jr. |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMRR No 1702 |
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A crowd of people stand around No 1702, who was absent for GSMRR's 2003 excursion season, but now fresh out of the Dillsboro shops and ready for action in 2004! |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:40:18 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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847 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Gettin' antsy to go |
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The passengers have now boarded the train for the trip to Bryson City. This day they called the train the "American Freedom Train". Many Boy Scout troops boarded here to a Jamboree that was being held Darnell Farms, at milepost T-62.0 and highway US 19. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:45:17 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Steamin' out of town |
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No. 1702 is now underway and crosses the Webster Street crossing. The caboose behind 1702 is a generator car used to power the passenger cars. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:47:13 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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980 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Farms and Rivers |
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No 1702 is now about 4 miles west of Dillsboro passing through farm country alongside the Tuckasegee River. This shot was taken from hwy US 74 and didnt go quite as planned as I meant to get it more toward the left before the trees. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:50:03 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Locomotives: |
GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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579 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
No 1702 |
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No 1702 passes through Whittier NC (MP T-57.4). The siding on the right is where the engine for the Saturday night dinner train runs around to return back to Dillsboro. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:51:42 PM |
| Location: |
Whittier, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Locomotives: |
GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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887 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Crossing the Tuckasegee River |
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No 1702 crosses the thru truss bridge just west of Ela, NC. According to the book "Passage Through Time" by Micheal George and Frank Strack, this bridge was constructed in 1900 with a total of 652.5 feet in length. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:55:10 PM |
| Location: |
Ela, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
1702 |
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No 1702 passes past Ferguson Landing Field. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:56:47 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
No 1702 is arriving |
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No 1702 is a few minutes tardy into town after a 15 minute stop at Darnell Farms so the Scouts could detrain for the Jamboree. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:58:26 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Layover |
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GSMRR crew members chat a bit while laying over in Bryson City. |
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5/1/2004 Upload Date: 5/1/2004 11:59:31 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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Tuckasegee River excursion westbound |
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5/22/2004 Upload Date: 1/21/2005 5:35:13 PM |
| Location: |
Whittier, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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3594 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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5/22/2004 Upload Date: 1/21/2005 5:41:57 PM |
| Location: |
Whittier, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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westbound on an excursion to Andrews, crossing the Tuckasegee River |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 1/21/2005 5:45:28 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
No 1702 passes MP T-85 |
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No 1702 is passing milepost T-85. About a 1/4 of a mile behind the train is a quarry at Talc Mountain. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:28:11 PM |
| Location: |
Hewitt, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Getting ready to assault Red Marble |
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GSMRR 1702 is within yards of beginning its assault up the steep and torturous Red Marble Grade. This grade is much steeper than big cousin Saluda Grade on Norfolk Southern. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:29:42 PM |
| Location: |
Nantahala, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Huffing and puffing |
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Just past milepost T-87, the train is already on a roughly 5 percent grade. The train was assisted by GP9's 1755 and 1751 on the rear. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:31:31 PM |
| Location: |
Nantahala, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
I think I can, I think I can..... |
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No 1702 is almost near the crest of the Red Marble Grade, which is under the US 129 bridge I am standing on, at Topton. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:34:01 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Now for the downhill run |
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No 1702 is stopped and the train is balanced over the crest of Red Marble. The grades on the western slope of Red Marble is not as steep as the east slope, but inspection of running gear and retainers must be set before decending to Andrews. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:35:44 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Inspecting the locomotive |
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GSMRR crew members prepare the train for the downhill trip from Topton to Andrews. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:37:33 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Small wood trestle |
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No 1702 is crossing a small wooden trestle just west of milepost T-91 |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:44:27 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Farmland |
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No 1702 is nearing a small rural crossing at milepost T-94. Within the 94 is the Will Sandlin Tunnel, largely inaccessable without a long hike involved. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:45:35 PM |
| Location: |
Rhodo, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Another small wood trestle |
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With bell clanging, No 1702 crosses one of many small wooden trestles on the Topton to Andrews segment. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:49:11 PM |
| Location: |
Buffalo, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
The End of the Line |
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No 1702 rolls into Andrews and the faded milepost T-99. Passengers on the train detrained here and rode buses back to Dillsboro, the train would later leave back eastbound empty. The house to the left is the Tracks End Bed and Breakfast. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:50:23 PM |
| Location: |
Andrews, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
No 1702 |
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With the train returning east the same afternoon, more opportunities to grab photos of the 1702 at other locations were made possible and with the headliight on, as if it were leading. Here she is again at Rhodo, NC, but just chilling out for the ride back to her normal Tuckaseegee River trip between Dillsboro and Bryson City. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:54:11 PM |
| Location: |
Rhodo, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Really short wooden trestle |
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At milepost T-93, No 1702 and friends have just passed over a really short wooden trestle. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:56:40 PM |
| Location: |
Rhodo, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Farms and Barns |
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The whole line of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is absolutely beautiful, but the segment from milepost 80 to Andrews is by far my favorite. I sure wish GSMRR ran this part on a regular basis. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:58:07 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Mountain and 1702 |
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1702 Passing through a residents front lawn and private crossing at milepost T-91.5 things are not so pretty 2/10s of a mile here as a land owner, upset with GSMRR for claiming their ROW, took it at liberty to pile up junk cars from his junkyard as high as he possibly could to block out the view.....oh well, some people have no respect for the beauty they are blessed to live in. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 10:59:49 PM |
| Location: |
Topton, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Thick foliage |
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No 1702 slowly rolls down the grade. This section of track has been upgraded with 100lb rail completely between mp 87 and mp 88. Most of the GSMRR is 85lb rail. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 11:03:12 PM |
| Location: |
Nantahala, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
15 mins before the law hits |
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GSMRR crew members swap out at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, the crew that has been relieved was within 15 minutes of their hours of service. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 11:06:30 PM |
| Location: |
Wesser, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
Last Tuckasegee River crossing |
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1702 crosses the last Tuckasegee River bridge just west of Bryson City. |
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5/23/2004 Upload Date: 5/24/2004 11:10:18 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
Carter Buchanan |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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9/11/2004 Upload Date: 1/26/2005 8:16:46 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmot, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 and SOU 2601 |
| Description: |
GSMR 1702 and Southern GP30 2601 from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer at GSMR Railfest 2004 |
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9/11/2004 Upload Date: 1/21/2005 5:47:03 PM |
| Location: |
Bryson City, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) SOU 2601(GP30) |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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the 1702 prepares to depart Dillsboro with a Tuckasegee River excursion to Bryson City |
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9/11/2004 Upload Date: 7/28/2005 6:29:06 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
| Description: |
coming off the Tuckasegee River bridge |
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9/11/2004 Upload Date: 7/28/2005 6:30:12 PM |
| Location: |
Ela, NC |
| Author: |
John Higginson |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
| Description: |
GSMR 2-8-0 1702 |
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10/5/2004 Upload Date: 10/15/2007 6:54:22 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Kevin Owens |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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940 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
| Description: |
1702 in its final months |
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12/31/2004 Upload Date: 2/16/2009 3:36:38 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Jordan Hood |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
| Description: |
Torn Down Steamer at the Dillsboro Shops |
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5/26/2006 Upload Date: 5/29/2006 8:31:08 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Mark Wonderly |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMR 1702 |
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Torn Down Steamer at the Dillsboro Shops |
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5/26/2006 Upload Date: 5/29/2006 8:28:49 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Mark Wonderly |
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GSMR 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMR Ride |
| Description: |
GSMR 1702 undergoing maintgnance... |
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8/30/2006 Upload Date: 10/21/2006 9:37:58 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Jeff Marley |
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GSM 1702(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
GSMR Ride |
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8/30/2006 Upload Date: 10/21/2006 9:38:41 PM |
| Location: |
Dillsboro, NC |
| Author: |
Jeff Marley |
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GSM 1702(2-8-0) |
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