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The Conway Scenic Railroad (reporting mark CSRX) [1] is a heritage railroad located in North Conway, New Hampshire, owned by Profile Mountain Holdings Corp.The railroad operates over two historic railway routes: a line from North Conway to Conway that was formerly part of the Conway Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and a line from North Conway through Crawford Notch to Fabyan that was ...
For scenic gravity railroads, an early terminology, see roller coasters A scenic railroad or scenic railway is a train service operating leisure tours of sights such as mountain scenery and foliage tours.
Smith was working on founding the Conway Scenic Railroad, which opened in 1974. [2] [5] After purchasing the engine, it was moved to Rigby Yard in South Portland, Maine, in October 1968. [1] After sitting in Portland for three years, it was moved to North Conway, New Hampshire, in 1971, were it went through a three-year restoration. [1]
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Departing three days a week, this scenic train route delivers an eyeful of fall color over the course of its 26-hour journey. COASTAL GETAWAYS: 10 best East Coast vacations for families 7.
The second abandonment came in 1972 when the section from Mt. Whittier (West Ossipee) to Intervale was abandoned after the last train departed North Conway, on October 31, 1972. (The last train to depart Intervale was about a week before when the B&M picked up equipment dropped off by the MEC for the soon-to-be Conway Scenic Railroad.)
The station is also the terminus for the Conway Scenic Railroad. Northwest of the station stands a roundhouse, which now houses the Scenic Railroad's rolling stock; it was built around the same time as the station. [2] The yard and depot were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as North Conway Depot and Railroad Yard. [1]
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