Asheville Yard Update Norfolk Southern

[@springguntunes]

Thanks again.

[@mikedawson1399]

I'm glad to see the footprint of the round house. Granddad worked there years ago.

[@badtvbad1]

I live across the street from the very end of this yard. I used to see the same two locomotives hanging out there, from my living room window. I am sorry to disappoint, but I do not know their numbers nor where they were during the hurricane. I'm not an avid rail fan, I just have a casual appreciation for trains. But I had a front row seat to the disaster. The river totally engulfed the rails. They must have been under at least 6 feet of water, rapidly flowing water. There were inches of mud on my street in the aftermath. It was quite a disaster. Catastrophic. Thanks for the very high quality drone footage. I appreciate all the concern for our yard.

[@WNCAINTLOUD]

Thanks for the update. Ive been wondering how the yard looked now.

[@KTnc-f4z]

Thanks for sharing this. The tracks south are not in use. The paper mill in canton is gone. There is talk of removing the loops to the east? What future need will NS have to restore and operate the huge Asheville yard?

[@NateDoggChapman]

NS called all yall out saying the removing scare bs

[@nsfan4life]

i was in that area for 2 weeks doing clean up work week after helene came through. ALOT or progess has been made since then!

[@bburnsey]

As soon as N&S could get trucks in, they were working on cleaning up the mess. They made quick work of the Biltmore Village area.

[@tomt9543]

I’m seeing videos of this yard and the CSX Blueridge sub, but nothing on the NS “Loops” west of Old Fort. I know they sustained massive damage, and the thought is it won’t be repaired because there’s no need for it anymore. Anything?.

[@bryanmarshall8124]

I plan to cover the loops next. NS estimates that the portion of the line running east from Newport through Asheville and out to Grovestone will reopen in April 2025. Assessments of the track between Grovestone and Old Fort are still ongoing, and the company does not know how long that restoration will take.

[@tomt9543]

@ I don’t think they’ll ever repair it. There’s not enough traffic over it since coal and wood chips went away!

[@BurritoFarmer46]

So those motors were trapped in town during the floods? Basically no way to get any other power in or out?

[@lucmarchand617]

Thank you drone update sad see this but did hell good job back work fast possible send trains where peoples need.thanks😮

[@csxns]

Nice big yard but why not down grade when all the business went to trucks.

[@bburnsey]

They tended to use it for storage of what I assumed to be empty cars, then about every ten days or so, they would come in and put a bunch of trains together and move the cars out and empty the yard.

[@csxns]

@@bburnsey that works but hope freight comes back.

[@BlackMan614]

Yeah... some of that is some valuable land which could be sold.

[@LeviSheets-s5j]

I see 4locomitves What rode numbers