A short train for Toccoa rolls alongside highway 17 north of Martin, Georgia behind former CNW 4556 and St. Lawrence & Atlantic 3000

A northbound on the Hartwell Railroad scoots along through the countryside on a dark summer day.

Former CNW GP9 4556 takes charge of a short train of loaded grain hoppers passing by the chip mill at Dewy Rose headed north to the feed mill in Bowersville.

Conrail 7874, now sporting the CSX number 1973, is part of the Hartwell Railroad locomotive roster, however, it slowly continues to rust under a gloomy sky.

Running an odd 1x2 lineup, a Northbound HRT train approaches Bowersville after leaving Dewy Rose an hour prior, Snaking through the curves of Royston GA. HRT 4556, an Ex-CNW GP9, leads the way, wi... (more)

A random encounter while driving home, I saw that the Hartwell Railroad was close to my drive home from Atlanta to North Carolina and stopped. I drove around aimlessly till I found a railroad cros... (more)

Ex-Conrail now Hartwell GP38 No. 1973 sits tied down in Bowersville.

Ex-EJ&E SD38 now HRT 654 sits tied down near Royston.

ex-B&LE power in Georgia back in 2005.

I found a vintage Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad EMD SD7 on the Hartwell Railroad back in 2005. It was still being used at the time but is stored derelict in Airline, Georgia as of 2022. It was bui... (more)

In early Spring 2005, I caught the Hartwell Railroad in Lavonia, Georgia with an ex-Chicago & Northwestern hgh hood GP9 tied down at the old grain mill in town.

HRT 454 is passing thru Chattanooga Tn while in transit to the Hartwell RR .

Running an odd 2x1 lineup, a southbound HRT train leaves Bowersville and heads out towards its final destination of Dewy Rose, GA. Snaking through the hills of Royston GA. HRT 4556, an Ex-CNW GP9R... (more)

The Hartwell Railroad train headed for Toccoa trundles along through Martin, GA with a dark storm in the background.

After running from Toccoa GA early in the morning, HRT 5130 and HRT 3000 sit with their engines off on an industrial track in Eastanollee GA. HRT 5130 is an Ex-Southern locomotive, which was then ... (more)