Tweetsie Railroad Closes Again, Cancels 'Ghost Train'

Tweetsie Railroad Closes Again, Cancels 'Ghost Train' for 2020

By Spectrum News Staff North Carolina

PUBLISHED 1:22 PM ET Jul. 27, 2020 PUBLISHED 1:22 PM EDT Jul. 27, 2020

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. – Tweetsie Railroad has had to close again due to COVID-19.

The park announced Monday that they received notice from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services that they were not allowed to run their signature Train ride, which was one of the few attractions they had previously decided to open during their initial reopening phase.

Tweetsie Railroad has received notification from the N.C. Dept. of Health & Human Services that we are not permitted to run the train. Thus, we have no choice but to close the park and cancel upcoming special events. More info: https://t.co/0ZlGsoRu9t
— Tweetsie Railroad (@TweetsieRR) July 27, 2020

The park says they have no choice now but to close and cancel several popular upcoming events such as K-9s in Flight, Railroad Heritage Weekend, and Ghost Train.

The park hopes to be able to reopen in time for Christmas.

Tweetsie Railroad Closes Again, Cancels 'Ghost Train' for 2020

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