Woodchips bound for the soon to close Evergreen mill at Canton, NC grind through Jarrett's tunnel on the Old Fort loops.
Snow showers cover the tops of the Blue Ridge Mountains as westbound P87 climbs the Old Fort loops in western North Carolina with woodchips for the Evergreen mill at Canton. In less than 10 weeks... (more)
The end is near for woodchips going to the Canton, NC mill from Bristol packaging at Bridgewater. Storage cars line the sidings at Old Fort that used to be used to meet trains before the line was... (more)
NS P87 on the Low Fill then 5 minutes later on the High Fill as it makes its way up the Old Fort Loops
NS P87 emerges from the west portal of Lick Log tunnel on the Old Fort loops in western North Carolina.
Spring has sprung on the Old Fort loops as P87 crawls upgrade in a pouring rain with woodchip loads for the soon to close Canton paper mill.
NS P87 has re-crewed P6A at Connelly Springs and begins the climb across the Old Fort loops at High Fill.
The first weeks of Spring also bring the final weeks of woodchips being hauled on NS local P87. With the impending close of the paper mill in nearby Canton images like this will soon be a memory.
NS #8073 leads westbound P87 loaded to the brim with wood chips from Bristol industries at Bridgewater bound for the Evergreen papermill at Canton, NC.
P87 departs Old Fort, NC with chip loads for Bristol packaging at Bridgewater, NC.
The Blue Ridge is ablaze in Fall color as P87 climbs the famous loops between Old Fort and Ridgecrest on the former Southern Railway.
P87 accelerates out of Old Fort after dropping empty chips in the siding. With the removal of through trains on the route, P87 and P60 are the only current moves running between Asheville and Hic... (more)
P87 nears the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Ridgecrest, NC as the east facing slopes are a peak Fall color..
Westbound NS train P87 slowly grinds upgrade at the S121 on the famed Southern Railway loops.
Asheville to Bridgewater turn P87 passes through Jarrett's Tunnel on the Southern loops in western North Carolina.
