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Date: 03/08/21 04:33
Blue Ridge Southern Ecusta Branch Abandonment
Author: 148Fireman

The attached article appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina: 

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2021/03/07/rail-corridor-purchase-ecusta-trail-slated-close-may/4595882001/

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Date: 03/08/21 04:51
Re: Blue Ridge Southern Ecusta Branch Abandonment
Author: ctillnc

Paywalled, but I assume it says that the purchase of the Brevard branch ROW by Conserving Carolina that was announced several months ago will be completed in May.

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Date: 03/08/21 09:43
Re: Blue Ridge Southern Ecusta Branch Abandonment
Author: icancmp193

When my parents first moved to Henersonville NC in 1981 a pair of GP38s were stationed there to work the branch, which had a large paper mill at the end of the line.
Very scenic and would make a great trail, but a better railroad!

TJY

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Date: 03/08/21 12:05
Re: Blue Ridge Southern Ecusta Branch Abandonment
Author: 148Fireman

I was thinking steam!

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Date: 03/08/21 13:43
Re: Blue Ridge Southern Ecusta Branch Abandonment
Author: ctillnc

The paper mill shut down in 2002. By 2011 nothing remained except its ground pollution. 

Great Smoky Mountain RR provides steam trains and is only 90 minutes from Brevard. 

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