The Blue Ridge Traction, Power, & Light Company is a local Trolley and Interurban line serving Salisbury, Statesville, and Majolica North Carolina. It’s a fictitious addition to the Western North Carolina Railroad, but is loosely based on some actual trolley lines of the area. We follow an interurban train from one end of the system to the other, then observe an Express Motor going about its work. The electric wires on this model interurban are fully functional, and all the electric interurban cars seen in this video are being operated off of power from the overhead wires. This impressive section of the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders’ layout is the result of tireless and dedicated work from the half dozen or so members of the NVMR Traction Committee. Without them, this impressive modeling feat would not be in the fantastic state it is in today.

If you would like to see the BRTP&L in person, the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders has open houses roughly once a month. The club is located in Vienna, Virginia. Approximately 15 miles from Washington DC. Visit www.nvmr.org for more information as well as dates and times of open houses.

The cars featured in this video are heavily modified brass or kits and not commercially available.