Hartwell Railroad's former St. Lawrence & Atlantic GP40-2 leads a cut of cars to Toccoa for interchange with Norfolk Southern.

One of my personal favorite locomotives on the Hartwell Railroad roster is this well worn and rusted former CONRAIL GP38. Here it is seen pulling a small cut of cars out of a storage track in Toc... (more)

The crew of the Hartwell Railroad is coupling a cut of cars on the mainline while another cut of cars is waiting to enter Rose Acres Feed Mill with HRT's former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway eng... (more)

The crew of the Hartwell Railroad is shoving a cut of cars back into Rose Acres Feed Mill with their former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway engine in charge. Shortly before this, the mainline tra... (more)

Former EJ&E SD38 654 couples a cut of storage cars off the old HRT line to Hartwell to clear the line for a rare run out to Hartwell which would to my misfortune happen the following morning.

Even after 60 years of service, former Illinois Central GP10 No. 8396 continues a life of revenue service as power on the Athens Line railroad alongside an ex-Conrail GP38

Standing right at 63 years old, (blt May 1953) it's best days are well behind it. Former BLE SD7 Nº454 has been on the Hartwell Railroad since 2001, the unit holds the title of being the only SD7... (more)

HRT GP35 Nº3044 stands in Lavonia, Georgia wearing it's original attire from EMD's Lagrange plant, built in January 1965.

Thunderous skies brew behind the Rose Acre Feed Mill in Bowersville, GA as Hartwell Railroad's 654, a former EJ&E SD38, rides the lead into the mill to grab some hoppers to be taken North on an ou... (more)

Sweet time has taken its toll on this elder rail veteran. Hartwell Railroad's 1973 (Ex CSX, Exx Conrail, Exxx Penn Central) was built for Penn Central Railroad in 1971, and somehow has lasted thro... (more)

Hartwell Railroad motive power seen tied down at the Wye in Toccoa, Georgia. The unit seen here is former EJ&E SD38 654, a very rare piece of equipment for the south.

Along the old Athens highway, eluminated by a nearby billboard, Hartwell Railroad's 8396 rests in the stillness of the night. The unit is a former Illinois Central GP10, one of two owned by the Gr... (more)

Hartwell Railroad's Bowersville local pulls into Bowersville with former EJ&E SD38 654 leading two hoppers bound for the Rose Acre Feed Mill, which stands behind the camera in this view.

Former Illinois Central GP10 8396 is one of two locomotives acting as the current motive power on the Hartwell Railroad Athens Branch. Here, it is seen tied down with a single hopper between Athen... (more)

For my 75th photo on RP.net, Hartwell RR SD38 #654 idles in downtown Bowersville, GA.