Tweetsie polish @ 50 years

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:52 pm

Tweetsie 4-6-0 12, taken last October. I believe it is entering its 50th year of operation at this site. Colors are a bit bright (not clear if the 12 ever was green in actual service, though sister 14 was) and lettering is for the amusement park rather than the ET&WNC, but it is quite clear that this locomotive is in very good hands!

http://www.castlegraphics.com/graphic/t ... ct2004.jpg

Andrew Durden · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:14 pm

(not clear if the 12 ever was green in actual service, though sister 14 was) and lettering is for the amusement park rather than the ET&WNC

She wore both green and black while on the ET&WNC, though I'm not enough of a Tweetsie expert to tell you the individual timeframes. I don't think her pilot was red, but I'm not sure. She was actually relettered ET&WNC for a while in the early 90's.

Mike · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:31 pm

Not quite 50 years, but close. The #12 began operating at Tweetsie in 1957 according to their website. I took my first ride in the early 1960's. While #12 may have been green at an earlier time, I believe the current shade is Tweetsie's own creation.
Mike W.

TweetsieEngineer · **Posted:** Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:32 am

#12 will begin its 49th season at Tweetsie this year, and yes she was painted green from 1937-1942. #12 current green shade was picked by some ET&WNC oldtimers when she was re-lettered ET&WNC in 1992. The color is called Woodland Green. Up until then they were painted a shade of Southern Green.

scottychaos · **Posted:** Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:33 am

great photo!
as an aside, Tweetsie #12 is the prototype for what is probably the single most popular G-gauge locomotive.
the Bachmann Big Hauler:

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/catalog/image/products/81098.jpg

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/gallery/albums/album08/aaa.jpg