Former Denver & Rio Grande Western in Lavonia, Georgia in 2009

A quick roster shot of the 654 since this ended up being the only we were able to shoot the nose of the engine in good since they continued to do what I refer to as #hartwellthings as usual. This ... (more)

Engineer Eddie looks over his paper work while the conductor performs some throwback railroading by gravity switching this string of plastic hoppers to the front of their train for delivery to GEM... (more)

The Hartwell Railroad's former EJ&E SD38 heads north for the NS interchange at Toccoa with a short string of empty grain hoppers with them. This was the site of a massive derailment a few years ag... (more)

The Hartwell Railroad's former EJ&E SD38 heads north for the NS interchange at Toccoa with a short string of empty grain hoppers with them.

The Hartwell Railroad's former EJ&E SD38 & Rio Grande GP35 work the feed mill in Bowersville.

Engineer Eddie stays aboard Hartwell SD38 #654 and makes sure the paper work is correct as his conductor lets gravity do its thing rolling 3 covered hoppers onto the mainline from American Woodmar... (more)

Hartwell has assembled classic EMD power in 4 paint schemes to take empties to Norfolk Southern. Here they are passing through farm country between Bowersville and Lavonia.

HRT SD38 #654 passes a former cotton warehouse in Bowersville, GA 10/5/20. Ahead is Airline Junction where the original HRT line connected with the Southern. The crew will drop its train and con... (more)

Hartwell Railway Company 2 is a General Electric 44 ton locomotive built for the HRT in February 1950. (Hartwell, Georgia – June 22, 1974) - Lloyd Neal Photo, Craig Walker Collection

The former Bessemer and Lake Erie SD9 rests at the original Hartwell Railroad's facility at Airline, GA. A long string of storage cars lies between here and the outside world.

Hartwell's former NS GP-38-2 passes the Memorial Day weekend just outside of the yard in Toccoa.

The southbound Hartwell road train shoots the gap in Lavonia, GA with the railroad's former EJ&E SD38 leading the train to Bowersville.

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here coming into Toccoa, GA, to interchange with Norfolk Southern before heading back south to Bowersville, GA.

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here coming into Toccoa, GA, to interchange with Norfolk Southern before heading back south to Bowersville, GA.