{"id":630,"date":"2020-01-24T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"2022-05-15T17:59:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T21:59:50","slug":"tweetsie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=630","title":{"rendered":"Tweetsie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tweetsie-train-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tweetsie-train-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tweetsie-train-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tweetsie-train-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tweetsie-trail-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tweetsie-trail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tweetsie-trail-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tweetsie-trail.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many years ago a railroad ran from Johnson City, Tennessee, over the mountains to the North Carolina high country in Boone.\u00a0 This narrow-gauge passenger and freight railroad is no more, but it&#8217;s remembered in a theme park named for it, the Tweetsie Railroad.  Part of the original line is now a multi-use trail between Johnson City and Elizabethton, Tennessee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell its story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, Tune In, IHeart Radio as well as on many other podcast apps.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7150\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-630-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746690\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746690\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746690\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746690\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=630-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746690\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago a railroad ran from Johnson City, Tennessee, over the mountains to the North Carolina high country in Boone.\u00a0 This narrow-gauge passenger and freight railroad is no more, but it&#8217;s remembered in a theme park named for it, the Tweetsie Railroad. 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