Vaction Station and Little River Rail Road

And of all places it's at Dollywood. This is a Baldwin 2-8-2 Mikado Engine. It used to run on the White Pass line in Alaska during the 30's and 40's. It was also pressed into to service as a troop train during WWII.

Today it runs at Dollywood pulling guests on a loop through the Smoky Mountains. The guests ride on actual freight cars and a caboose modified to be open passenger cars. And unlike Disneyland and Knots Berry Farm, it is still running on coal and all her original mechanics.



Aristo Craft makes a 2-8-2 Mikado model in G gauge. It will require a repaint of course. But it is doable. Just one more item for the wish list.