Nick D'Amato > As far as interstate highways go, I-40 through the mountains of NC near Asheville is one of the more scenic ones you can find.
Nick D'Amato > Looking West from the edge of Hanging Rock, the sun is just dipping below the peaks of the Sauratown Mountains, covered in a blanket of the green, orange, and red of Fall.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
Nick D'Amato > On November 1, 2009, the North Carolina Transportation Museum ran a round trip passenger excursion between Spencer and Asheville, NC. This was the first passenger train to operate on this scenic stretch of railroad in nearly a dozen years. Running at the peak of fall color in the mountains, the sold-out train featured coach seats, first class seats in private railcars, and dome seating for those wishing to have a 360-degree view of the rarely-experienced scenery.
As far as interstate highways go, I-40 through the mountains of NC near Asheville is one of the more scenic ones you can find.
Nick D'Amato > As far as interstate highways go, I-40 through the mountains of NC near Asheville is one of the more scenic ones you can find.
As far as interstate highways go, I-40 through the mountains of NC near Asheville is one of the more scenic ones you can find.
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