Dollywood Express Steam Train | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
The Dollywood Express is a 36" narrow-gauge steam railway operating at Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The railroad features two operating Baldwin 2-8-2 steam locomotives that once ran on the White Pass & Yukon Route in Alaska.
The Dollywood Express is one of the few attractions that dates back to the park’s original days as "Rebel Railroad" in the 1960s. Rebel Railroad was created by Tweetsie Railroad founder Grover Robbins, which is why Tweetsie Railroad operates the sister locomotive to Dollywood’s #192 — their #190 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
More than a simple "theme park train," the Dollywood Express locomotives are full-size Baldwins built to haul freight. They are still hand-fired, coal-burning, and work hard to pull long trains of guests up an impressive 3–4% grade.
The Dollywood Express locomotives typically rotate throughout the season, with one locomotive operating per day.
Steam Locomotives:
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The Dollywood Express is one of the few attractions that dates back to the park’s original days as "Rebel Railroad" in the 1960s. Rebel Railroad was created by Tweetsie Railroad founder Grover Robbins, which is why Tweetsie Railroad operates the sister locomotive to Dollywood’s #192 — their #190 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
More than a simple "theme park train," the Dollywood Express locomotives are full-size Baldwins built to haul freight. They are still hand-fired, coal-burning, and work hard to pull long trains of guests up an impressive 3–4% grade.
The Dollywood Express locomotives typically rotate throughout the season, with one locomotive operating per day.
Steam Locomotives:
- #192 "Klondike Katie" – 36" gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by Baldwin for the US Army Transportation Corps in 1943. Later operated on the White Pass & Yukon Route in Alaska.
- #70 "Cinderella" – 36" gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by Baldwin for the White Pass & Yukon in 1938.
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