Blue Ridge Southern Railroad

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Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
File:BLU logo.jpg
Reporting mark BLU
Locale North Carolina
Dates of operation 2014–Present
Predecessor Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 91.8 miles (147.7 kilometres)
Headquarters Canton, North Carolina
Website watco.com/railroads/BLU

The Blue Ridge Southern Railroad (reporting mark BLU) is a Class III shortline railroad operating over 91.8 miles (147.7 kilometres) of track in Western North Carolina. The railroad is owned by Watco of Pittsburg, Kansas, and operates three lines that connect in the Asheville area that were previously owned by Norfolk Southern Railway. The railroad is based out of Canton, North Carolina, and utilizes 10 locomotives. Operations began on 26 July 2014.[1]

History

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See also: Murphy Branch

The Blue Ridge Southern Railroad was formed on 25 June 2014 when WATCO reached a definitive agreement with Norfolk Southern for the purchase of 91.8 miles of branchlines in Western North Carolina. The railroad began operations with a fleet of 11 diesel electric locomotives, which consist of three SD40-2s, four SD40M-2 rebuilds, and four GP39-2s.[1]

The announcement to sell the lines that would become the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad was made in a Norfolk Southern corporate meeting in April 2014.[2][3]

Lines operated

NS Line North/East terminus South/West terminus Industries
W Line (Saluda Line) Asheville - MP 1.0 East Flat Rock - MP 26.0 Southern Concrete Materials (numerous locations), Cane Creek Industrial Park, Kimberly Clark (Naples)
TR Line Hendersonville - MP 0.0 Pisgah Forest - MP 19.8 Out of service
T Line (Murphy Branch) Murphy Junction - MP 0.0 Sylva - MP 47.0 (Interchange w/ GSMR) Evergreen Packaging (Canton, Waynesville),Vulcan Materials Quarry (Enka), Southern Concrete Materials (Waynesville), Giles (maker of Epsom Salts, Waynesville), T&S Hardwoods (Addie), Enterprise Solutions (Addie), Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co. (Sylva)

Roster

Model Road numbers Notes
GP39-2 3939, 3940, 3943, 3945 3945 delivered in patched UP paint. (Painted 19 August 2014)
SD40-2 4116, 4205 4205 has BLU logo on nose
SD40M-2 4201 - 4204

Operations

Blue Ridge Southern Train Symbols[4]

Symbol Station Route Schedule
T31 Canton Canton - Asheville Turn (day) Daily
T33 Canton Canton - Asheville Turn (night) Daily
T35 Asheville Asheville - Enka (Vulcan Quarry) Turn - ballast for various customers As needed
T59 Canton Canton - Sylva Turn (day) Daily to Waynesville, MWF to Sylva
T73 Canton Canton - Waynesville Turn (night) Daily
W44 Arden (W-Line Office) Arden - Asheville - Hendersonville Turn M-F
W84 Asheville Asheville - Arden Turn - coal for Duke Power Asheville Plant[5] (Norfolk Southern power), empty hoppers (BLU power) As needed

Radio operations

The Blue Ridge Southern Railroad conducts radio operations for train crews and maintenance on frequencies 160.2150, 160.3350, 160.7700, 160.8000 and 161.0250.[6]

See also

References

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External links

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