Commodities Shipped/received On The Murphy Branch
The Murphy Branch still plays a vital role in the industrial economy of western North Carolina. The rail line serves two paper mills: Blue Ridge Paper Company in Canton and Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company in Sylva. There are a number of small concrete mixing facilities that receive sand. Woodchips are loaded at T&S Hardwoods in Addie, about 4 miles east Sylva. Liquefied petroleum gas is delivered to a transfer facility a few miles outside of Sylva in the community of Beta. A feed mill located in Andrews is served by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad and receives carloads of grain.
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