Grinders Switch and El Paso Station
Here we have a two in one page for the railroad system in Opryland. The trains served as a people transport but also gave
you a quiet look at the park riding around it. There were 2 stations, one located in Hill Country area name Grinders Switch
and the other was located in the American West area named El Paso Station. There were 3 trains used over the years
named Beatrice, Elizabeth, and Rachel named for President Jackson's wife. Rachel was a steam locomotive, while the
other 2 were diesel trains. Most of the time you would ride behind one of the diesels due to cost of fuel for Rachel. The
sponsor for the railroad was Colonial Bread.
Pictures
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Video
Here's 3 videos pulled from the same source of what it was like to ride around on the trains. You'll notice mention in the
background of these that they were shot during the Howl-o-ween in the Park celebration. Hope you enjoy, and my thanks
goes out once again to Lisa for submitting these great videos. THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Click play on the videos to watch them!
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