The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a

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in northern

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. Based in

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it follows the former

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line along the

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north to

McCaysville, Georgia McCaysville is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2020 census. History Prior to European colonization, the area that is now McCaysville was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peopl ...

, and its Twin city of

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. It is a

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of the

Georgia Northeastern Railroad The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is a short line freight railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth, Georgia (now within Marietta, northwest of Atlanta) to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Goods hauled are mostly timber, grain, poultry, an ...

, which also operates

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service on the same line. The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway started operations in 1998.

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s generally run Fridays to Mondays from late March to the last weekend in December, daily (except Wednesdays) during spring break (first full week of April), and summer (mid-June to the end of July), and from October until

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. A special

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train runs

weekend, the weekends following, and the full week prior to Christmas itself. Normal trips resume for the final week of the year.

External links

BRSR website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Heritage railroads in Georgia (U.S. state) Transportation in Fannin County, Georgia Tourist attractions in Fannin County, Georgia

See also

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