The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is a heritage and freight railroad based in Bryson City, North Carolina, United States. Originally formed in 1988, it has been owned and operated by American Heritag
GSMR's Bryson City Depot in 2008
GSMR's bright "circus train" livery, seen behind steam locomotive No. 1702
SOU 722 1971
GSMR 1702 at Bryson City, NC June 18, 2022
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702 is an S160 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in September 1942 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally for
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
…and 1755, a GP30 No. 2467, two GP38-2s Nos. 2668 and 2335, an F9A No. 4210. GSMR owns one operational steam locomotive; S160 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type No. 1702, which was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in September 1942 for the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1991, it was purchased by the GSMR, and it…
No. 1702's rectangular builder's plate