Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 028 July 2013 | Page 24

Film Junkies Guide to North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Railroad
GSMR’s depots are located in Dillsboro
and Bryson City. Various packages and
schedules are available at different prices.
For information, call 800-872-4681 or
visit www.gsmr.com

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rain wreck is a phrase most
movies want to avoid, but
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is
downright proud of having staged
one of the most famous ones in
contemporary film. Film junkies
who visit GSMR can also ride in
the same train cars as two “odd
couples.” And one of the railroad’s
locomotives is a star in its own
right. Add in special programs
that appeal to kids, gourmets, and
murder-mystery buffs and you m