T31 is about to enter Canton as they are seen here jut out of town fighting the 3.3% grade.

Watco's Blue Ridge Southern T-31 crosses the High Bridge on it's westbound return to Canton from Asheville.

The Blue Ridge Southern's SD40M-2 lettered as WAMX 4201 is set out on a track in the yard in Canton, North Carolina. Originally built for the Southern Pacific in 1966 as an SD45, the locomotive wa... (more)

The Blue Ridge Southern local to Asheville accelerates downgrade behind a quartet of EMD's, now about three miles outside of Canton. Old logging equipment sits amongst the weeds along the tracks h... (more)

Morning fog has filled the valleys around Canton, North Carolina as Blue Ridge Southern train T31 begins its journey towards Asheville. A quartet of EMD's lead the train across the large trestle j... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 builds its train at the railroad's main yard in Canton. Leading is a former Frisco SD45.

A four pack of Blue Ridge Southern SD40-2's heads down the hill, dynamic brakes whining, from Canton towards Asheville. All of BLU's SD40's, except for one, are SD45's on the outside but have been... (more)

The Blue Ridge Southern T31 job to Asheville has departed Canton and rolls across a massive trestle just outside town. The quartet of EMD's power the train over former Southern Railway trackage.

The Blue Ridge Southern crews put together the day's T31 at the yard in Canton, North Carolina. A quartet of EMD SD40 variants are the power for today's train to Asheville.

T31 crosses High Bridge near Canton, NC on it's return trip from Asheville.

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 has just departed Canton, North Carolina as it navigates the mountainous terrain towards Asheville where they will interchange with NS. Leading the train is WAMX #420... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern train T31, the daily Canton-Asheville run with traffic for NS, crosses the Pigeon River as it builds its train in Canton.

BLU T31 crosses the Hominy Creek bridge, headed up the steep grade into Canton with their return trip from interchange with NS in Asheville.

Blue Ridge Southern T31 leaves Canton bound for Asheville with the daily turn.

With clearing skies, Blue Ridge Southern's T31 crosses over North Hominy Creek just outside of Canton, NC on the ex. Southern Murphy Branch. The veteran lash-up was howling as they brought the 42 ... (more)