Tweetsie Railroad Heritage Weekend 2019

Tweetsie Railroad held their annual Railroad Heritage Weekend on August 24 & 25, 2019. This year, rather than one of the locomotives the star of the show was a newly restored flatcar from the NRHS Alexander Chapter. Despite being originally of Rio Grande heritage the car had been painted and lettered for the ET&WNC just prior to the event and looked sharp as part of a mixed-train consist with coach 5. On day one, the mixed consist was pulled by 190 while 12 handled the Wild West Train. That evening a fantastic photo special was held as thick fog rolled in for the night. The second day began with the traditional doubleheader, with 12 taking over the mixed train in the afternoon. Despite the overcast skies it was a fantastic weekend, and I look forward to Heritage Weekend 2020!

Shoutout to East Tenn Firebox Productions, Jacob Riley, Steam Z, Stevewivibeevy, and all the other great railfans I got to meet over the course of the two-day event!