This first volume covers the logging railroads of some 90 companies that operated in the Cold Mountain, Black Mountain and White Top areas of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where SW Virginia, NW North Carolina and NE Tennessee all meet. 54 maps, 30 loco rosters and 331 B&W photos make for an interesting book, full of Shays, Climaxes and rod locos of all sizes, gauges and configurations - Heislers do not appear to have penetrated the area. 288 page hardback. Timber Times