Blue Ridge Southern Railroad - Railroad Jobs In North Carolina

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 11 locomotives. Operations began on 26 July 2014.

History

Blue Ridge Southern Canton-Asheville Job 11/19/17 - The Blue Ridge Southern shortline operated T31 east from Canton, NC to Asheville, NC and return on the former NS T Line. Three SD40M-2s and a SD40-2 were provided as power for the job. The...

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.

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.

Lines operated

Georgia Train Rides And Railroad Museums Guide. Source : www.american-rails.com

Roster

Coming round the mountain: Rural Heritage Museum opens WNC .... Source : mountainx.com

Operations

Blue Ridge Southern Railroad - Wikipedia. Source : en.wikipedia.org

Blue Ridge Southern Train Symbols

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.

See also

Fall Foliage Train Rides And Excursions, 2017. Source : www.american-rails.com

• Watco Companies

References

Route | See Where Our Historic Train Rides Will Take You. Source : www.gsmr.com

Further reading

The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway. Source : www.american-rails.com

• "Company negotiating with Norfolk Southern for rail line". BlueRidgeNow.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014. 
• "Rail segment needed for Ecusta Trail is sold". Hendersonville Lightning. Retrieved 20 June 2014. 
• WATCO. "Blue Ridge Southern Railroad agrees to purchase Asheville, N.C., lines" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. 
• "Watco Holdings, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C." Surface Transportation Board. Retrieved 16 July 2014. 
• "Kansas company buys railroad lines in Jackson County, WNC". The Sylva Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2014. 

External links

The Watco Companies, Jobs And Careers. Source : www.american-rails.com

• Watco Official website
• Blue Ridge Southern Railroad