A solo GP60 runs out to the north end of Norfolk Southern's yard in Asheville, North Carolina, passing by the T2 yard tower as it prepares to grab a block of cars for switching.
Despite clear skies when the train left Canton, a dreary fall rain blanketed the valley of Asheville, North Carolina as the Blue Ridge Southern's T31 makes the final approach to the NS yard to int... (more)
N&W 611 is at Ashville, North Carolina before starting the trip back to Spencer as NS 958 on April 10, 2016. Jared Blocker and many others took the opportunity to get up close to the only remaini... (more)
A Norfolk Southern yard job is in the process to breaking down the just arrived train 136 in Asheville, NC. The two GP60 locomotives are heading through Lyman Street at the north end of the yard ... (more)
BLU T31 finishes their work up in Asheville Yard, about to head back towards Canton as P87 ties down beside them.
T31 with only 5 cars crosses the French Broad River on Norfolk Southern's S-line at Murphy Junction. Just a few hundred yards ahead, the train will diverge onto the Murphy Branch with chip loads ... (more)
Local Work. On the last day that NS 123 runs the Southern Loops from Asheville, Blue Ridge Southern works the Asheville Yard in preparation for its return trip to Canton, NC. 123 is the tr... (more)
After putting together their train in Asheville. T31 with 4205 leading passes the fixed approach signal on the Murphy Branch.
P89 returns to Asheville with cars from the Craggy branch after working Silverline Plastics. The Grain bin has been repainted by local artists to reflect a sign of the times during the COVID-19 p... (more)
Blue Ridge Southern's run to Canton pulls the grade out of the French Broad River basin at the fixed approach signal to Murphy Junction.
The Blue Ridge Southern's T31 job has arrived at the Norfolk Southern yard in Asheville, North Carolina. The crew has disconnected from their train and pulls the 4 EMD's through the yard in order ... (more)
Railfans line the overhead highway bridge to get an early morning shot of 1218 leaving Asheville eastbound.
P87 passes under the Southern cantilever at Biltmore, leaving Asheville Eastbound towards Old Fort and Marion in the early morning.
The Blue Ridge Southern is a pretty cool railroad. I didn't do too awful bad on my first visit.
