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Hiwassee Loop Train Ride
Hiwassee Loop Train Ride is a sightseeing stop in Delano, TN, part of the Chattanooga and Helen guide. Cost: $50 or more. Runs late March to late November on select dates.
9406 Highway 411 · Delano, TN
Why you should go…
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum runs its Hiwassee Loop excursion from a depot on Highway 411 in Delano, about an hour from its Chattanooga base. Climate-controlled vintage coaches follow the lower Hiwassee River Gorge past river views and old bridges to the Hiwassee Loop, completed in 1898 on the former 'Hook and Eye Line', where the track circles Bald Mountain and crosses 62 feet above itself. Onboard narration covers the line's history, and seats rotate at the midpoint so everyone gets the river side. The 50-mile round trip takes about four and a half hours and runs on a limited schedule from late March to late November, with fall foliage dates priced higher.
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