page_title: Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
section_title: Roster
hierarchical_section_title: Blue Ridge Southern Railroad / Roster
caption_attribution_description: BLU 3943 at Arden.
context_page_description: The Blue Ridge Southern Railroad is a Class III shortline railroad operating over 91.8 miles 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.
caption: Blue Ridge Southern 3943 at Arden.
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