Blue Ridge Southern's T-59 job passes Lake Junaluska westbound for Waynesville to work Giles Chemical and Little Evergreen packaging.

Blue Ridge Southern T59 winds down Balsam Mountain approaching the 40 Milepost on the T Line headed for Sylva to interchange a locomotive with the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.

Cold Morning. The daily westbound run on the Murphy Branch is building its train on this unexpectedly cold morning, with the low temperatures resulting in some heavy steam and vapor that m... (more)

Departing. After some work in Waynesville, T59 has run around its two cars and is departing town toward the Evergreen Facility where it will do some more work for the day.

Returning Home. After working Waynesville and the Evergreen Facility near there, T59 returns home just past the Joshua L. Clifton Memorial Bridge and Lake Junaluska.

Returning to the Yard. With a beautiful mountain backdrop, T59 passes Lake Junuluska on its way back to the BLU yard in Canton, NC. It has just finished working the Evergreen facility near... (more)

Not Quite Fall. Based on the fall color projection maps, I planned a trip to Waynesville to hopefully catch the BLU locals with fall colors as a backdrop. However, the leaves haven’t qui... (more)

Seasonal Work. This BLU local works Evergreen Packaging near Waynesville and Lake Junaluska on a slight foggy fall day before returning to the yard in Canton, NC.

Groceries but no Cremation Today, Thanks. T59 approaches Clyde and passes some local advertising as it runs down the Southern's old Murphy Branch line on its way back to the yard at Canton... (more)

What's Up, Clyde? Working the Southern's old Murphy Branch, T59 runs through the town of Clyde, NC on its way back to the BLU yard in Canton after working Evergreen Packaging near Waynesvi... (more)

Fall is in the Air. With Balsam Mountain in the background, T59 heads back to Canton from working Evergreen Packaging near Waynesville, NC. Here it passes MP 24 on the Southern's old Murph... (more)

We started our first railfan outing of 2020 by chasing the Waynesville local in the freshly fallen snow. This is the largest and only appreciable snow we've had this winter here in the Western Nor... (more)

T59's three GP39-2's are screaming as they get back up to speed after having to stop to flag the dark crossing in the background. Behind them are 16 cars: 5 loaded 89' flats of rail, 9 loaded 33,0... (more)

T59 is easing into Sylva with a rare three pack of GP39's. Behind them are 5 89' flat cars loaded with rail for interchange with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This day started with a long wait f... (more)

T59's train stretches through the rolling hills of West Waynesville. The whole line from Canton to Balsam is like this, one two percent grade rolling into another. This particular train was the lo... (more)