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If you are adding information to this article, please be sure to also add the appropriate citation (newspaper, journal, website). Thank you for making the Murphy Branch article better! Arthunter ( talk) 14:08, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
The track continued past Murphy and on into South Carolina (just west of NC 60/Murphy Highway) and linked up with a presently existing railroad at "Murphy Junction" in Blue Ridge, SC. This can be evidenced on Google Earth and other sources.
tracks end at the river. I did see the "state" doing maintaince work to the tracks between andrews and murphy at this time(2006)
Also missing is the spur line from Topton to Robbinsville, NC. It was ran as tourist road during the 1980's. The tracks have been removed now(not sure when)
Old topo maps show the "Fontana spur" and the main road was moved when Fontana Lake was flooded. There is an old R/R tunnel that can be seen when the lake level is low. 70.109.9.248 ( talk) 20:37, 21 November 2010 (UTC)Trip
I am planning to expand this basic information over time. I am currently reading a few books and doing some research on the Murphy branch. The last paragraph about the branch's importance may be a little too POV...any thoughts? - Matt Johnson, Waynesville, NC (NCMattJ) Aug. 11, 2006 15:09 EDT. (20:09 UTC)
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If you are adding information to this article, please be sure to also add the appropriate citation (newspaper, journal, website). Thank you for making the Murphy Branch article better! Arthunter ( talk) 14:08, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
The track continued past Murphy and on into South Carolina (just west of NC 60/Murphy Highway) and linked up with a presently existing railroad at "Murphy Junction" in Blue Ridge, SC. This can be evidenced on Google Earth and other sources.
tracks end at the river. I did see the "state" doing maintaince work to the tracks between andrews and murphy at this time(2006)
Also missing is the spur line from Topton to Robbinsville, NC. It was ran as tourist road during the 1980's. The tracks have been removed now(not sure when)
Old topo maps show the "Fontana spur" and the main road was moved when Fontana Lake was flooded. There is an old R/R tunnel that can be seen when the lake level is low. 70.109.9.248 ( talk) 20:37, 21 November 2010 (UTC)Trip
I am planning to expand this basic information over time. I am currently reading a few books and doing some research on the Murphy branch. The last paragraph about the branch's importance may be a little too POV...any thoughts? - Matt Johnson, Waynesville, NC (NCMattJ) Aug. 11, 2006 15:09 EDT. (20:09 UTC)