Bound for Asheville, T31 begins it's assault down the T line out of Canton, NC under the charge of four Blue Ridge Southern SD40-2s.

Dwarfed by the Evergreen Paper Mill, Blue Ridge Southern T31 crosses Pigeon River in Canton Yard while putting away T33's train from the night before, prior to doing their work in Canton and headi... (more)

BLU T31 shoves it's train past Blue Ridge Paper while building the day's local at the yard in Canton.

Continuing their assault on Camelback Grade, engineer Cain and conductor Roberts have their four Blue Ridge Southern SD40-2's screaming as they break the silence in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the... (more)

Seen from above the Pigeon River in downtown Canton, Blue Ridge Southern T59 is dwarfed by the Evergreen Paper Mill as they switch the west end of Canton Yard before helping T31 put their train aw... (more)

On a bright and sunny March morning, Blue Ridge Southern T31's crew is pulling 11 cars from the Evergreen paper mill that they will take to Asheville after a brake test and attaching an EOT. The s... (more)

After pulling some woodchip hoppers from the bottom, Blue Ridge Southern T31 begins cycling back through Canton Yard to pull up the yard office before departing for Asheville, North Carolina and N... (more)

After bringing in several sets of loads from the yard in Asheville, BLU T31 starts to sort out the coal, wood chip, and tank cars for their customers in the yard in Canton. Once the loads of coal ... (more)

Westbound local nears Canton, NC behind GP38-2 #5112 in October 1988.

The long hood of Blue Ridge Southern 4201 (WAMX 4201) shows off the old SD45 carbody. Though it is an SD40-2 on the inside, its sweet to see it with the SD45 carbody.

Blue Ridge Southern T59 waits just west of the Canton Yard Limits for T31 to clear up. T59 has just returned from working the western portion of the Murphy Branch with three cars.

Climbing up the steep "Camelback Grade" into Canton, North Carolina, a four pack of Blue Ridge Southern EMD's lead T31 westbound across the High Bridge on the former Southern Railway Mur... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern's T31 job snakes it's way across the high trestle near Canton, NC on it's return trip from Asheville. Typically the bridge is seen from road level, and is rarely seen from thi... (more)

Drifting downgrade on its way to Asheville is Blue Ridge Southern train T31 behind a quartet of EMD's.

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 crosses Pigeon River as it prepares to leave Canton