“Tweetsie,” the narrow gauge railroad that served Upper East Tennessee and Western North Carolina so well for so many years, has a firm place in...

Following one of the most scenic routes in the country, the Clinchfield Railroad penetrates the most rugged mountain barriers in the eastern United...
By: James A. Goforth

In word and picture this volume details the awesome drama: How the Southern Railway Organization met an emergency. On July 15 and 16, U.S. rainfall...
By: J.C. Williams; Matthew C. Bumgarner

In this work, the most comprehensive of its kind, the author examines in engaging narrative and wonderful photography the development of the area’s...
By: Cary Franklin Poole

Golden spikes, robber barons, terrifying wrecks, and stoic trainmen abound in this volume dedicated to the history of a revered short line railway....
By: Matthew C. Bumgarner

Short line mountain railroads are often miracles of construction. Built primarily for shipping logs, the Mount Mitchell Railroad was no exception....
By: Jeff Lovelace