A trio of Blue Ridge Southern GP-39-2s lead the westbound T-31 at Canton, NC.

With a train for Evergreen Packaging at Canton, BLU T31 notches out of the dip at the 7 milepost behind a trio of SD45 carbody SD40-2's. Just a few months later Evergreen would announce the closin... (more)

Two former Delaware & Hudson GP39-2s lay over at BLU's yard in Canton.

Blue Ridge Southern's operations have been severely limited in the aftermath of the closure of their main customer in Canton and losing complete access to the outside world when NS's trackage on b... (more)

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

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

Blue Ridge Southern's T-31 job crosses the French Broad river as it arrives into Asheville from Canton.

T31 (Canton-Asheville turn) crosses the High Bridge at Canton with wood chips for the Evergreen mill in tow.

Leaving Cars. The crew of T31 is preparing the consist while they pull forward with some rail cars that will be set off before the train proceeds to Asheville.

Working the Yard. T31 is building a train for the trip to interchange with NS in Asheville, NC. This train used to be reliable for a daily trip, including Saturdays, but recently has becom... (more)

Entering the Yard. T31 has made the trip from Canton and is crossing into the Asheville Yard behind the just arrived NS 136.

Heading West. T31 has built its train and has departed Canton for Asheville, a relatively quick journey down the Murphy Branch. Here it passes some old logging equipment that has been rust... (more)

Crossing the Bridge. The BLU crosses over this iconic bridge on its way from Canton to Asheville, NC.