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)

Cold Morning. The daily westbound run on the Murphy Branch is building its train on this unexpectedly cold morning, with the low temperatures resulting in some heavy steam and vapor that m... (more)

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

Blue Ridge Southern train No. 31 grinds upgrade approaching Canton, NC on a sunny December afternoon.

WAMX #4204 sits in Canton, NC by the sand pit on the Blue Ridge Southern. Within the last week, BLU paid special tribute to Jim Wrinn by placing the message on the side of #4204. "Hon... (more)

T31 pulls all the way through the yard to spot some loaded wood chip cars after completing its return trip from Asheville.

One of the classier Watco operations I've encountered, the Blue Ridge Southern local returns from Waynesville.

Appropriately numbered GP39 #3939 leads the NS interchange back to Canton, NC.

Yard Work in Canton. > After T59 leaves for Waynesville on Saturday, the BLU SD40s begin building a train for Asheville, though they won't depart for Asheville that day. Here, the units cro... (more)

BLU T31 heads down the hill on the east side of Canton.

WAMX 4204, WAMX 4205 and WAMX 4202 are tied down for the night in the Blue Ridge Southern yard in Canton, North Carolina. WAMX 4204 is the former SD-45 Southern Pacific 9099.

WAMX 4202 is tied down for the night next to the yard office in Canton, North Carolina.

Work goes on at the Evergreen Packaging plant while WAMX 4202 and WAMX 3945 are tied down for the night in the Blue Ridge Southern yard in Canton, North Carolina

WAMX 3939 sits in the maintenance service area in the Blue Ridge Southern yard in Canton, North Carolina.

Work goes on at the Evergreen Packaging plant while WAMX 4203 and WAMX 4201 are tied down for the night in the Blue Ridge Southern yard in Canton, North Carolina.