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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad company history timeline

1988

The North Carolina Department of Transportation purchased it in 1988 for $650,000 and after 100 years, the state again owned a railroad.

By 1988, many entities had come together to form the Great Smoky Mountains Railway, which then began running passenger excursions.

1994

The Harper, used as a bar lounge when the New York Central Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad merged, was purchased by the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in 1994 and refurbished into a first-class family dining car with a full-service bar.

1999

American Heritage Railways purchased the GSMR in December of 1999.

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1988
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Bryson City, NC
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