Image4.jpgThe Great Smokey Mountain Railroad delivered thousands of mountaineers from the wildness of their landlocked hills. A year after iron rails reached Asheville in 1880, workers scattered to the west of the city, digging, filling, and blasting an extension of the line that stretched 116 miles to Murphy, providing thousands with a path to reach the outside world.

Image2.jpgNow you can ride a train through this beautiful part of the Smokey mountains and be entertained with a murder mystery performed but the Nightshade mystery theatre. The scenic vistas or star-lit skies of Western North Carolina pass by your dining car window as comic tales of intrigue unfold between the courses of a delightful dinner. Your skills as a sleuth will be needed to solve the ultimate mystery.

dieselandfoliage.jpgEnjoy a wonderful train trip and a few hours of entertainment.

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