Wild West Train Adventure/Narration Transcript

**Wild West Train Adventure/Narration Transcript describes content that contains outdated cultural and racial depictions that no longer are a part of Tweetsie Railroad. As an encyclopedia we must document that history but also have the upmost respect for those who were hurt by it.**

While there has been a narration on the Wild West Train Adventure for many years, it was not until the 90s that this became pre-recorded and mostly uniform. . Since then there have been several iterations of the narration. However it has not been used for every season. Videos from the 2005 season, for example show a non pre-recorded narration that is similar to the 1995 narration. Current conductors don't always utilize every narrated segment and will occasionally give their own spoken dialogue. These do mirror the original script.

## 1995-2000

This narration features dialogue between the conductor and the engineer. Lines by the Conductor and Engineer are marked C and E respectively.

E- **"You can get credit for the ticket you purchased today. Just take your ticket stubs to the ticket office to begin enjoying all the benefits of a Gold Rail"**

E- **"Coming up on your right is the Tweetsie Junction Pavilion, featuring the Hootenanny Hoedown. This special show for you young-ins. See Mitzi, Fatz, Billy Bob and Looney Bird perform some good old country classics and learn about the history of Tweetsie at our Railway Museum."**

"We're now passing over the 225 foot wide trestle over Dead Horse Creek 50 feet below As we cross over this wooden span, we're heading into wild territory where danger lurks around every bend."

E- **"People often ask the conductor and me where the name "Tweetsie" originated. Well, (laughs) you see- "**

"Folks, we're gonna have to make a short stop here at the Frontier Office and take care of a little business. We'll be on our way shortly"

"Well, now we're coming into territory. Don't be worried. "

"is the badlands. Its called the badlands because"

A similar format to this was used for the 2022 Ghost Train Narration. As the Ghost Train theme was reused from 1997, it is unknown if this was reused prior dialogue or a new recording.

## 200?-2004

"This here's Dead Horse Canyon we're crossing over. Once we get across this trestle, we'll be cut off from civilization for quite awhile. It used to be a little rowdy here in the Wild-West so keep a sharp look out. "

"Ladies and Gentlemen, don't be alarmed. We're gonna make an unscheduled stop up ahead at the Frontier Office. Just sit tight and stay in your seats. Once we get stopped, we'll check things out and let you know what's going on. "

"Well, I guess you can't ever tell what's gonna happen out here on the Frontier. I'm sure the rest of our trip will be nice and quite"

"Uh, folks, I don't know how to tell you this but dang, we've got another situation up ahead. Everything should be just fine. Unless Screwfeather and his tribe are on a warpath. Anyway we'll be stopping the train up here by Fort Boone. Hold on."

"You thinking of setting down here in Tweetsie Town, I gotta tell you, things aren't always like this. Most of the time its a pretty peaceful place. So let's head on back before anything else goes haywire."

## 2005

Existing footage from the 2005 season features a scripted narration that was spoken by the conductor rather than pre-recorded narration. The reason for this is unknown. Published recordings include similarities to the 1994 and prior narrations. It is highly likely 2005 also featured a recorded narration however there is no recorded evidence of this.

## 2006 - 20--

"Well, I guess you can't ever tell what's gonna happen out here on the Frontier. I'm sure the rest of our trip will be nice and quite... at least I hope so."
"We've got another situation up ahead. Everything should be just fine, folks. Anyway we'll just stop the train up here by Fort Boone. Hold on."

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq6qKqmZZzY
2. ↑ User:Toa Kopaka Nuva's unpublished home video
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu53rLD-ATI&list=PLwyi9CnUo\_YcfHBRZtz\_WNoMG3sINUloG&index=10
4. ↑  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIYdAa2HvaE
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToaEyZfjgr0
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahW4VXRbvpk&list=PLwyi9CnUo\_YcfHBRZtz\_WNoMG3sINUloG&index=19