Waiting. By all accounts, due to the damage inflicted by Helene and the isolation of Asheville yard from all directions rendering it impossible to move cars, these two units have sat at Fr... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern T31 at Hominy Creek

BLU T31 eases across the Pigeon River with the Evergreen Paper Mill standing in the background

Four Watco EMD's bring T31 west through Candler with a big train of woodchips in tow for the paper mill at Canton

Eastbound Blue Ridge Southern train T31 crosses the French Broad River as they come into Asheville

Yesteryear Scenes. T59 works the BLU yard in Canton with the paper mill huffing and puffing in the background. That mill now has closed and, while BLU still serves this line, its operation... (more)

Shortly after start-up, a Blue Ridge Southern crew gets cars ready at the Evergreen Paper Plant in the mountains of North Carolina. WAMX 4203 was built as DRGW EMD SD45 5323 in 1967. It was later ... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern train T59 in Waynesville

Blue Ridge Southern T31 thunders West passing Coburn siding with tonnage for Canton on their return trip from Asheville Yard.

Blue Ridge Southern power sits in the shops at Canton on a March afternoon.

BLU T31 thunders West near Candler crossing over Hominy Creek with a sizable train for Canton.

Blue Ridge Southern train T59 in Sylva

Blue Ridge Southern is just minutes from their yard in Canton, with traffic from Norfolk Southern in Asheville.

Heading Southeast. After running down the W Line from Asheville, W44 passes by Fletcher Hardware and near the Fletcher Town Hall.

Working. After running down the W Line from Asheville to Hendersonville, W44 efficiently and carefully works Kimberly Clark.