The Heart of the Hartwell looks more like a scrapyard next to a defunct railroad that would be incredibly awesome to see any train traverse the rails. This is located on their original line betwee... (more)

Our planetary neibor Venus shines brightly overhead as a sky dotted in accompanying stars drifts over north Georgia while a silent night is had on the Hartwell Railroad. The Chicago Northwestern G... (more)

It seems as if the shots you don't plan are the ones that turn out the best. I was on my way to go shoot an Ex BN unit in Gainesville, and as I made my way into Georgia I kept thinking to myself "... (more)

IS IT 2015 OR NOT? It's hard to believe that it's 2015, and yet you can still go to see a CNW GP9. This is truly the pride of the Hartwell Railway.

The original Hartwell Railroad from Bowersville to Hartwell was a cheaply constructed line, layed with virtually no grading whatsoever, the line hugs the contours of the rolling Georgia countrysid... (more)

Time travel A almost untouched IC GP10 rumbles over the College Avenue bridge which still sports the Central of Georgia logo decades after the railroad was merged. Since then the line has p... (more)

Tight Squeeze The sound of 567's fill the air as these veteran EMD's shove four cars up the steep inclined spur to the UGA heating plant which runs on the front lawn of one of the Universit... (more)

Athens Line power rests at Paradise Valley on a nice summer evening.

Hartwell 44-ton #2 leading its train through Bowersville, GA in 1982.

Hartwell 44-ton #2 leading a short train west of Airline, GA in 1982.

Hartwell 3021 (former DRGW unit) working at Lavonia.

Ex. DRG&W now Hartwell GP30's 3016 and 3021 lead woodchip cars through Lavonia Georgia.

After finishing switching Hartwell 8396 sits tied up at the UGA heating plant where it will finish switching on Monday.

Hartwell power resting in Paradise Valley over the weekend.