Fans of the old Southern Railway would be hard pressed to find a branch that feels more like the old road than this one. Watco now operates the line to Sylva, and a couple of times a week venture... (more)

Watco's Blue Ridge Southern train T-31 moves two GE turbines to the under construction natural gas plant at Lake Julian (Skyland).

T59 ducks under the new Howell Mill Rd bridge after switching Evergreen packaging in the background. The train is headed for Addie with 8 tanks for Enterprise Products.

Some of the Blue Ridge Southern's power rests outside the company's office in Arden, NC.

T31 rolls across Camelback trestle in the peak of 2017 leaves.

I haven't chased 59 in a while so I decided to grab them on the way to breakfast.

T59 woke me up this morning and since it was nice I decided to grab a few shots. Here they are slowing to a stop at Evergreen Packaging. The conductor will dismount and go to plant office for pape... (more)

Watco's Blue Ridge Southern train W44 crosses Interstate 40 on it's evening run westbound into Asheville.

T59 returns east after dropping cars at Jackson Paper in Sylva. While most of the Murphy Branch between Asheville and Addie is heavy continuous welded rail, needed to safely transport loaded LPG t... (more)

Engineer Tim Keegan brings T59 past Evergreen Packaging before shoving into plant to switch out the boxcars.

The crew of Blue Ridge Southern T31 brings their daily haul through the mountains of Haywood County, NC as they are on their way to Asheville. Here they are passing one of the many rural grade cro... (more)

The crew of Blue Ridge Southern T31 brings their daily haul into Asheville as they enter the yard and pass through the Asheville Arts District.

T59 drops off five cars at the west end of Hazelwood siding before returning eastbound light engine to Waynesville. I jumped out of my car on my way to work and shot this with my cell phone. It tu... (more)

The crew of Blue Ridge Southern T31 brings their daily haul through the mountains of Haywood County, NC as they are on their way to Asheville. Here they are passing one of the many rural grade cr... (more)