Prototype Tour Information

Dollywood Engine Facilities & Operations

Dollywood, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the United States, operates a tourist train that carries up to 600 passengers on a twenty minute dog-bone round trip excursion through the park and the surrounding wooded hills that includes a 6% grade.  The park maintains two 2-8-2 narrow-gauge locomotives that were obtained from the White Pass & Yukon Railroad.  A tour has been arranged for us to hear about the operation, visit the maintenance facilities, examine the idle locomotive, ride the train, and have photo opportunities.  Two tours will be conducted on Saturday, June 2nd - one at 9 am and another at 1 pm.  There is space for 45 attendees on each tour on a first come first served basis.  There is a $10 transportation fee to offset the bus cost.  This tour is expected to fill up fast, so get your registration in asap.