Blue Ridge Southern T59 waits just west of the Canton Yard Limits for T31 to clear up. T59 has just returned from working the western portion of the Murphy Branch with three cars.

As a mid winter storm sets in on Canton, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Southern crosses the Pigeon River after completing a days work on the Murphy Branch,

BLU T59 is sitting just short of a small railroad crossing in Canton, NC while waiting on T31 to finish up in the yard.

For the second operating day in a row, T59 has went on the law in Sylva. According to a friend, the delays are due to track work east of town. I'm sure the nasty weather and long hood forward trip... (more)

T59 went through Waynesville several hours late so I somewhat expected them to be tied down in Sylva. They were.

Blue Ridge Southern job T59 slowly makes the eastbound return trip to Canton as it begins the climb up the Balsam grade.

Blue Ridge Southern job T59 slowly makes the eastbound return trip to Canton on this cool March morning in western North Carolina.

After driving from Sylva to Waynesville only to realize that T59 had been in Sylva the whole time, we managed to catch them a few places.

After driving from Sylva to Waynesville only to realize that T59 had been in Sylva the whole time, we managed to catch them a few places. The ground still had a little snow on it from a Thanksgivi... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern shoves a short train down rare mileage through downtown Sylva. There have been about 4 movements on this line in the last four years. GSMR has brought a restored caboose for in... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern shoves Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's new GP30 towards downtown Sylva. March 2017 update: Link to new paint scheme: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/611092/

Blue Ridge Southern train T59 works Jackson Paper in Sylva. This is a BLU's first run to Sylva.