A summer fun-themed roundup of 10Best Readers Choice lists included several options right here in Western NC. Here's where.

Two Western North Carolina ... in the U.S. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City was named the 9th best scenic train ride. Two Western North Carolina favorites were chosen for summer ...

The company also announced its intent to fully repair the Old Fort Loops, a historic portion of railway damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The loops are proposed to be part of the U.S. Department of ...

Route that African Americans fleeing the Ku Klux Klan took from Cross Anchor, S.C., to western North Carolina to establish ... the treasury by working for the railroad and in nearby mines.

On May 31, thousands of people flocked to Western Virginia ... a restoration in Spencer, North Carolina, after sitting dormant for 20 years. The goal was to have the engine running in time to ...

Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, North Carolina isn’t just another amusement park—it’s a time machine disguised as 200 ...

The star of the show is, of course, the namesake train itself. Engine No. 12, affectionately known as “Tweetsie,” is a ...

RALEIGH, N.C., May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) expands its Build Ready Sites Program (BRS) to include two application rounds in 2025, increasing ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A flood advisory was issued for a majority of Western North Carolina following a storm and predictions of heavy rain Thursday night. Related video: Thunderstorms ...

Hurricane Helene devastated towns across the south in September, causing record rainfall and triggering historic flooding. Seven months later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is still on ...