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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 826312" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>Thank you.  We saw a few detour moves after Helene, but not many.  NS's line through Asheville will be restored from the west, from Newport, TN.  The damage is so severe that it'll take until the end of January 2025 to complete the work.  NS's line from the east through Old Fort, NC and the "Loops" is so thoroughly wrecked that its future is uncertain.  Asheville's rail traffic has been in decline for some years now, with through trains running via the N&W main.  Additionaly, the Skyland power plant near Asheville axed use of coal, so unit trains no longer run there and a year ago the paper mill at Canton, NC closed.  The Blue Ridge Southern serves a handful of local customers via Asheville.</p></blockquote><p></p>