A Smoky Mountain Travelogue on the Little River Rail Road

[grabnet]

Here is a 1920's style black and white travelogue filmed on the Little River RR in the Smoky Mountains of my back yard.

Col W.B.Townsend (owner of the LRRR and lumber operations) did advertise for tourists to ride his trains in to the Smoky Mountains. While following the rails of his logging outfit the RR did expose thousands to the beauty of the Smokies. This influx of folks eventually led to the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after all the trees had been harvested.

Here is my attempt at playing up the fun tourists would have on this nifty rail road in the mountains of East Tennessee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu5uOr-0hrw

Hope you all enjoy it.

Tom


Doc Tom and the Little River RR guys in East Tennessee.

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[Madman]

Re:A Smoky Mountain Travelogue on the Little River Rail Road

Hey Tom, Nice film !! There is a prototype for everything, isn't there. Your railbus looks very familiar. I've seen it somewhere, but at the moment cannot recall where.

 

[trammayo]

Re:A Smoky Mountain Travelogue on the Little River Rail Road

Top marks! Love the low shots - nice filming

 

[grabnet]

Re:A Smoky Mountain Travelogue on the Little River Rail Road

Hi Dan,
The motor car is my attempt at a 1:20.3 replica of the real Motor Car #1 that ran on the Little River RR.

I built it from cardstock and strip wood attached to a "Playmobil" mechanism (LGB block??) from my now grown children's toy rail road.





Thanks for your interest.

Tom