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

As the Canton Evergreen mill begins to shutter operations in the Canton, NC area BLU T31 crosses the High Bridge on the daily turn to Asheville.

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 crossing the High Bridge east of Canton

Arriving back from Asheville, T31 crosses the Pigeon River as the Evergreen paper mill looms in the background. With just weeks left before its closure, BLU operations on the T Line face a rocky f... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern T31 drags over high Bridge East of Canton with a hefty train in tow.

Blue Ridge Southern T59 switches the East end of Canton Yard digging out cars for T31 to interchange with NS in Asheville as some impressive storm clouds hang overhead.

Blue Ridge Southern T31 pulls 'the bottom' at Canton on a nice sunny morning building their train to interchange with NS in Asheville.

T31 slowly crosses the bridge east of Canton with a train of interchange traffic off NS.

Four SD45 carbodies lead a long T31 back into Canton.

Blue Ridge Southern T31 swings across the Pigeon River in Canton while building their train for Asheville.

A scene that is on borrowed time. A daily routine of BLU T31 pulling 'the bottom' which is the track of outbound cars from the paper mill in Canton, NC is coming to a close due to the mill announc... (more)

It's July 26, 2014, the first day of operations on the newest Carolina shortline, the Blue Ridge Southern, and crews are going over some last minute matters. No doubt some pointers on safety and h... (more)

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

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)

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)