Road Name East Tennessee Western North Carolina Product Information Beginning construction in the mountains of post Civil War Tennessee the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Company was known locally as the Eat Taters & Wear No Clothes railroad Narrow gauge operations began in 1881 & after nearly 60 years of operation developing interstate highway systems & the torrential rains of 1940 worked to bring about the railroads demise Following a series of purchases & acquisitions singing cowboy Gene Autry once owned an ET WNC locomotive the railroad was resurrected in 1956 going on to become one of North Carolinas favorite travel attractions Our Mountaineer passenger set comes complete with a 460 steam locomotive with operating headlight smoke & speedsynchronized sound coal tender coach with lighted interior & observation car with lighted interior The set also
Includes:: an 82 x 43 oval of track 20 pieces power pack & speed controller illustrated Bach Man instruction manual & DVD format video instructions