SPENCER, N.C. — Grab your hot chocolate and true believers, the Polar Express is coming to North Carolina. Both the North Carolina Transportation Museum and the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will ...

I had looked at the website and knew the ride would be about an hour and feature hot chocolate and a cookie. We would travel to the North Pole and there would even be a visit from Santa on the train!

Though Asheville and Western North Carolina as a whole have been through a lot since Tropical Storm Helene swept through the region, Christmas isn't canceled. If you want to get on one classic ...

It's time to get in the holiday spirit! The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's Polar Express train ride kicks off Friday, Nov. 7, in Bryson City. RAILROAD CONSIDERS RETURNING POLAR EXPRESS TO DILLSBORO ...