2023 Dollywood express Train ride!!

April 1st, 2023. Dollywood TN smoky mountains. Train engine #192 was built in April 1943 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, for the US Army and worked on the White Pass & Yukon Railroad as a primarily a passenger engine. Following the war, she was sold to the railroad along her sisters 190, 191, and 193-197, while 198-200 were sold to the Casa Grande-Sausal Railway in Peru. Unfortunately, 191, 193, 194, and 197 didn't last too much longer in revenue service however, as they were scrapped by 1951. During the last few years of revenue service, 192 worked as a Switcher until her retirement in 1960. In 1961, The founder of Tweetsie Railroad, Grover Robbins Jr., purchased #192 and sent her to work at his 2nd Theme park, called Rebel Railroad, a Civil War themed park, which opened the same year. it was here that 192 was given the Nickname, Klondike Katie. in 1966, Robbins Changed the name of the Park to Goldrush Junction, and changed the theme of the park to a Wild West theme, similar to Tweetsie. A Wild West Shootout show was also added to the ride. in 1970, NFL football team, The Cleveland Browns bought the park, but retained the Goldrush Junction name. in 1976, Jack and Peter Hershend bought the Park, and became Silver Dollar City Tennessee, and making it the Sister Location to Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The park finally got into the hands of Dolly Parton, who changed the name to Dollywood. #192 still operates there to this day.

2023 50th anniversary of Dollywood being here in the Great Smoky Mountains. come on down and enjoy the rides and my favorite train ride here in TN. The train ride in Dollywood is my top ride to always get on every time. this time I got to ride on train engine #192, the 2nd engine that wasn't being used on April 1st was train engine #70. Hope yall enjoyed the Train ride with me along the way.