The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is a freight and heritage railroad that operates between Bryson City and Dillsboro, NC. It currently operates both steam-powered and diesel-powered locomotives for their tourist excursion trains and was founded in 1988. As of December 1999, the railroad is currently owned and operated by American Heritage Railways, Inc., which also owns and operates the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG), operating between Durango and Silverton, CO.
Locomotive Roster[]
Current Locomotives:[]
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Wheel Arrangement | Manufacturer | Locomotive Class | Status |
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Southern Railway No. 722 | September 1904 | 2-8-0 "Consolidation" | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Class Ks-1 | Undergoing restoration to operating condition as of May 19, 2023 |
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad No. 1702 | September 1942 | 2-8-0 "Consolidation" | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Class S160 | Operational |
| Norfolk & Western No. 536 | June 1962 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP30 | Static display; abandoned in the woods following staged train wreck for The Fugitive (1993) | |
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Pennsylvania Railroad No. 1009 | 1964 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP38-3M (rebuilt GP35) | Operational |
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Southern Pacific No. 1751 | 1955 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP9 | Operational |
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Southern Pacific No. 1755 | 1956 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP9 | Operational |
| CSX Transportation No. 1901 | March 1973 | B-B | General Electric | GE U18B | Static display; abandoned in the woods following staged train wreck for The Fugitive (1993) | |
| St. Louis-San Francisco No. 2335 | 1972 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP38-2 | Operational | |
| Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe No. 2467 | 1963 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP30-3 | Operational | |
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Louisville & Nashville No. 2668 | May 1971 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP38-3 | Operational |
| Erie Mining Company No. 4210 | 1971 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD F9A | Operational |
Former Locomotives:[]
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Wheel Arrangement | Manufacturer | Locomotive Class | Status |
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| Union Pacific No. 200 | April 1954 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP9 | Sold to CERA in 1993; now ITMZ 200 | |
| Norfolk and Western No. 210 | 1963 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP35 | Rebuilt to low hood in 1999. Sold to NPR in 2005. Now WRIX 3511. | |
| Norfolk and Western No. 223 | 1964 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP35 | Rebuilt to low hood in 1999. Sold to NPR in 2005; later to JLCX. Now CBR 1916 in Oregon & rebuilt to GP38-2 specs since 2019. | |
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Chicago & North Western Transportation Company No. 711 | January 1954 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP7 | Withdrawn in December 2022, sold to YouTuber MrBeast and subsequently abandoned at a field in Whittier, North Carolina following staged train wreck (35°24'46"N 83°19'45"W) |
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Chicago & North Western Transportation Company No. 777 | September 1954 | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD GP7 | Was repainted to Illinois Southern paint scheme in early 1990s after being used in production of The Fugitive (1993). Withdrawn in 2020 and used as parts source, sold to YouTuber MrBeast in 2022 and subsequently destroyed in a staged train wreck |
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway No. 992 | 1951 (originally) | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD/ATSF CF7 | Sold to Texas & Northern. Likely scrapped by early 2000s. | |
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway No. 993 | 1949 (originally) | B-B | Electro Motive Division | EMD/ATSF CF7 | Sold to Texas & Northern. Current wherabouts unknown. |