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.

Following the Southern. What once was SOU W44 and is now BLU W44 departs Asheville Yard through Biltmore, passing below a remnant SOU signal bridge as it heads onto the W line to proceed t... (more)

Remnant Southern Signals. BLU's version of the W44 heads east on the W line toward Hendersonville, passing two remnant Southern signals that sadly work no more, looking away from what once... (more)

Watco's Blue Ridge Southern train T-31 enters the S line at Murphy Jct on the approach to Asheville.