Beginning construction in the mountains of post-Civil War Tennessee, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company was known locally as the "Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes" railroad. Narrow guage operations began in 1881, and after nearly 60 years of operation, developing interstate highway systems and torrential rains of 1940 worked to bring about the railroad's demise. Following a series of purchases and acquisitions (singing cowboy Gene Autry once owned an ET & WNC locomotive), the railroad was resurrected in 1956, going on to become one of North Carolina's favorite travel attractions.

This set comes complete with a 4-6-0 steam locomotive (with operating headlight, smoke, and speed-synchronized sound), tender, coach car with operating door and lighted interior, and observation car with lighted interior and drumhead. This set also includes an 8'2" X 4'3" oval of track (20 pieces), power pack, and illustrated "Bach Man" instruction manual.

*This item can only be shipped in the original manufacturer's packaging to the United States and the countries listed below. If this item is shipped anywhere else it will be removed from the manufacturer's packaging and repacked in boxes that will not exceed postal regulations for your destination. Thank you for your understanding.

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