A Blue Ridge Southern SD40-2 moves woodchip hoppers around in downtown Canton.
A sight to no longer be seen. NS P31 lead by two Ex-Southern high hood SD40-2's on the old Southern Murphy branch. P31 (Canton to Asheville turn) running the day job with four SD40-2's as it's pow... (more)
NS P59 departs West Canton in the early hours during the last month of operations under Norfolk Southern before Watco would take over under a lease. Ex-Southern high hood GP50 7083 leading here.
The first train from Canton NC to Asheville NC of the Watco owned Blue Ridge Southern RR is assembling its train in the yard at Canton NC on the former Southern/NS Murphy Branch
The first train from Canton NC to Asheville NC of the Watco owned Blue Ridge Southern RR is just out of Canton NC on the former Southern/NS Murphy Branch
Westbound P31 arrives into Canton on this beautiful winter afternoon.
The conductor of P31 walks forward to line the switch for the main line. The train, headed by 3 classic EMDs and a classic-EMD-turned-slug is preparing for it's day trip to Asheville.
Southern's Canton switcher at Canton, NC in Feb. 1972
GP38-2 5170 still sports its Southern paint as it leads two other GPs over a trestle on the Asheville-Canton, NC line.
One of Norfolk Southern's famed high hood units leads a train up the grade with a final destination at the Blue Ridge Paper Mill. NS 5034 is a GP38-2 with CNO&TP marking below the cab window.
After dropping a sef of cars in the yard at the Blue Ridge Paper Mill, 5034 and three SD40-2's head back to the rest of the train.
A mixed consist with loads of woodchips on the headend climbs up the grade towards the Blue Ridge Paper Mill with NS 9881 in the lead.
Old ex-Southern units all high nose still working hard.
Local getting ready to run back to Asheville, NC
Pushing a load of wood chip hoppers into the paper mill
