The daily local to Waynesville returns to Canton after switching out Evergreen Packaging's bleachboard coating mill in Waynesville, NC.

Westbound Blue Ridge Southern train T-31 crosses the High Bridge at East Canton on the return trip from Asheville.

Last train on the TR line- Blue Ridge Southern W44 prepares to shove over South Grove Street in Hendersonville to couple to a string of brand new trash container flat cars that have been in storag... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern 4203 returning to Canton NC after run to Asheville YARD

Blue Ridge Southern T59 executes the runaround move at the pocket track at Jackson County Paper to shove GSMR 1009 westward one mile to its new home.

Blue Ridge Southern T59 does a local switch at Giles Chemical in Waynesville before proceeding west to Sylva to deliver Great Smoky Mountain Railroad's newest purchase.

Downtown Sylva rarely sees rail traffic these days. Blue Ridge Southern's westernmost regular customer is at MP 43, east of town, and Great Smoky Mtns RR operations are from Dillsboro west. That... (more)

Great Smoky Mountains GP38-3, disguised as a GP35, makes a striking blue appearance trailing behind BLU's much larger GP39-2s.

THE BEST FRIEND. This little guy is everything to me. He's one of the best railfanning buddies a guy can have. He's enjoying the sun while I shoot BLU with Great Smoky Mountains 1009, a new acquis... (more)

The first snow of 2020 left a lot to be desired. This was one of the few spots along T59 route between Canton and Waynesville that really painted a winter day's vibe. The crew has just got moving ... (more)

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)

Blue Ridge Southern T59 is seen dropping off a couple cars at Giles Chemical in downtown Waynesville, NC. Unfortunately there will be no trip to Sylva today and the crew will head back to Canton l... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern T59 is seen shortly after departing Canton with three cars for Waynesville.

BLU T59 backs to pickup empties at Enterprise Petroleum in Addie.

BLU T59 pauses by Giles Chemical in Waynesville before proceeding west to Addie with its 2-car train.