The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark ET&WNC), affectionately called the "Tweetsie" as a verbal acronym of its initials (ET&WNC) but also in reference to the sound of its steam whistles, was a primarily 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad established in 1866 for the purpose of serving the mines at Cranberry, North ...

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The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark ET&WNC), affectionately called the “Tweetsie” as a verbal acronym of its initials (ET&WNC) but also in reference to the sound of its steam whistles, was a primarily 3 ft narrow gauge railroad established in 1866 for the purpose of serving the mines at Cranberry, Avery ...

2018年4月7日 · ET&WNC purchased new equipment in April 1965 which consisted of 37 tandem axle diesel road tractors, 8 city tractors, 21 pick up and delivery trucks and 67 trailer. In 1971 a new terminal was built in Kernersville, North Carolina.

The ET&WNC became the East Tennessee Railway in 1985. One by one, the industries the railroad served in Elizabethton closed down in the late Twentieth Century. The railroad made its last run to Elizabethton in 2005, the rails sat for several years before being taken up, with the right-of-way becoming the Tweetsie Trail hiking trail.

2024年9月10日 · The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina is a legendary small railroad located in its namesake states that dated to the late 19th century. The road's nickname as the Tweetsie inspired today's Tweetsie Railroad, a tourist …

2019年8月21日 · A Short History of the ET&WNC Railroad - Johnny Graybeal he East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad at one time operated both standard and 3 foot gauge trackage between Johnson City, Tennessee, across the state line as far as Cranberry, North Carolina.

This collection documents the history of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River Railway through company records, publications, maps, oral history interviews, films, videotapes, and photographs. The materials date from 1883-2005, but predominantly 1910s-1950.

Histories and Links Related to the ET&WNC Railroad. Hosted here by the Historical Society you will find a repository of historical documents and compilations of historical documents that relate to the ET&WNC Railroad and the area in which the railroad served.

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