Record #:

32608

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The late Grover C. Robbins, Jr. renovated the Tweetsie locomotive and railroad in 1957, turning it into Blowing Rock’s most popular tourist attraction. The route of what came to be known as Tweetsie was the Linville River Railway division of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad. The train now operates along a closed circuit and is maintained by Frank Coffey.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 39 Issue 7, July 1981, p34-94, por

Subject(s):

Robbins, Grover C., 1886-1956; Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock); Railroads--History