Southern 488
These photos show some of our restoration work on the 488 caboose for the Craggy Mountain Line.
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Tweetsy Trailer
We have created a replica of a rare car from the Tweetsie Railroad. The original car was built in the home shops of the ET&WNC Railroad some time in the 1930’s. With walkover seats accommodating 20 people, the car will pull a trailer that seats approximately 20 people.
Rolling Stock
The CML has several pieces of rolling stock we have been restoring. Here is some of our equipment, including freight cars and cabooses.
Track Work 2008-2010
The Craggy Mountain Line began work on upgrading our track in January 2008. We are currently bringing it up to FRA standards. We have replaced 2,000 ties with new ones, and installed two switches. We hope to have the track ready to handle cars by August 2010.
Track Work 2010-2011
Work on the Craggy Mountain Line tracks from August 2010 to February 2011.
Car 9505
Built for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad, the 9505 was built in Sanford North Carolina by the Edwards Motor Car Co. In 1925 it was purchased by the CB&Q and ran for 12 years and was sold for scrap for 50 dollars to a man in Burlington NC, in…
