BLU T31 crosses the Hominy Creek bridge, headed up the steep grade into Canton with their return trip from interchange with NS in Asheville.
BLU T31 enters the dip at Enka, with their Westbound return trip to Canton from Asheville.
BLU T31 comes into Asheville Yard, where they will tie down their train and get onto a Skyland bound coal train before doing their work.
T31 rolls through the giant dip at Enka, headed from Canton to Asheville with mostly empty woodchip cars.
Blue Ridge Southern T31 leaves Canton bound for Asheville with the daily turn.
BLU T31 rumbles across the French Broad River in Asheville with a unit ballast train in tow.
With clearing skies, Blue Ridge Southern's T31 crosses over North Hominy Creek just outside of Canton, NC on the ex. Southern Murphy Branch. The veteran lash-up was howling as they brought the 42 ... (more)
Fall color is slowing working it's way into the French Broad river valley as Blue Ridge Southern's T31 job departs Asheville for the run to Canton, NC.
T31 is about to dig for the climb up into Canton. Leading the pack is 4205 sporting a one of a kind nose logo.
Coming back into Canton and lugging up the grade T31 passes the famous house and trestle.
Roaring back through town and just cresting the grade. T31 rolls by a bystander taking a video. I bet it was a good one with the train in notch 8 here.
T31 is in notch 8 passing Coburn to make a run up the 3.3% grade back to Canton.
T31 passes through the country side of Candler, NC as the mountains for which this railroad was named after makes a nice backdrop for this photo.
After completing work at Asheville T31 rolls through the small town of Enka headed for Canton.
T31 looks right at home on the NS. They are seen here crossing the French Broad River coming into Asheville, NC.