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Blue Ridge Southern T59 slowly descends the grade from Balsam with a new toy in tow for GSMR.
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A quartet of Blue Ridge Southern SD40M-2's creep across the trestle just north of Canton, NC.
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With the announcement of Blue Ridge Southern's 6 axles heading to Asheville to another Watco property today. Here is BLU T33 with 4 of the 5 six axles seen here, leaving the yard limits just north of Canton, NC. At the time this photo was taken, the Everg
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 thunders south into the dip in Enka, NC, on the way back to Canton, NC.
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 is building its train for Asheville, with the Evergreen paper mill still running strong. Today (5/24/23) at noon, the paper mills whistle sounded for the last time, bringing the 100+ years the mill has operated to an end.
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 makes its way north towards Asheville, NC, crossing over the Hominy Creek just south of Candler, NC.
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 crosses over the Pigeon River as it builds the train for Asheville. In the background is the enormous Evergreen paper mill on its last month of operation.
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Blue Ridge Southern W44 gets a light off the W line here at Biltmore, ducking under the aging Southern cantilever signals in Asheville, NC.
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Blue Ridge Southern T59 makes a southbound run over the Scott Creek and under highway 74 on one of the first runs to Jackson Paper after coming back online for rail service.
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Blue Ridge Southern T59 heads south over the Dry Ridge Creek heading to Sylva, NC to work Jackson Paper.
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Blue Ridge Southern T59 pulling into Jackson Paper in Sylva, NC after coming over the mountain.
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Blue Ridge Southern W44 entering Asheville, NC off the W line.
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Blue Ridge Southern T59 pounds the grade coming up into Balsam, NC on its way north back to Canton.
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Blue Ridge Southern T59 makes his way south and soon over the Scott Creek after working T&S in Sylva, NC
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With the western North Carolina mountains in the background, Blue Ridge Southern T59 makes its train solid after working Blossman in Sylva, NC and now ready to head back up the grade to Canton.
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Blue Ridge Southern W44 makes its way off the W line here at Biltmore with cars for Norfolk Southern in Asheville, NC.
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 crossing over the Hominy Creek just outside of Candler, NC on their way to Asheville
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Blue Ridge Southern working the yard in Canton before heading to Asheville, NC
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Blue Ridge Southern working Norfolk Southern's Asheville yard in Asheville, NC
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Blue Ridge Southern T33 in Waynesville, NC
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 coming off the W line in Asheville, NC
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Blue Ridge Southern T31 working on the W line near Asheville, NC