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Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

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241 Depot St, Blue Ridge, GA 30513, USA

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Blue Ridge Mountains, Lake Blue Ridge, Toccoa River Swinging, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Asso, North Georgia mountains

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The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad in northern Georgia.

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Based in Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States it follows the former Marietta and North Georgia Railroad line along the Toccoa River north to McCaysville, Georgia, and its Twin city of Copperhill, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, which also operates freight service on the same line.

The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway started operations in 1998, and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007.

Trains 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 Thanksgiving. A special Christmas train runs Thanksgiving weekend, the weekends following, and the full week prior to Christmas itself. Normal trips resume for the final week of the year.

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References

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Wikipedia