The Hartwell Railroad's former EJ&E SD38 and former Rio Grande GP35 rest in Bowersville, GA awaiting their next assignment. HRT 3044 HRT 654

The Hartwell Railroad's out of service former Bessemer & Lake Eire SD7 sits overgrown in weeds in Airline, GA.

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

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)

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.

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

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here passing by a couple of sidelined Locomotives at Bowersville, GA, as they head north to interchange with Norfolk Southern in Toccoa, GA.

Former Highhood C&NW 4556 and EX EJ&E 654 now owned by The Hartwell Railroad (HRT) sit tied down for the night in Bowersville.

Ex EJ&E SD38 now HRT 654 sits silently under the sun in Bowersville, GA.

Hartwell Railroad power consisting of the former EJ&E SD38 454 and the former Georgia Power 125 Ton GE from Harllee are in Lavonia, Georgia on the night of April 25, 2020.

Hartwell Railroad's GRWR # 6525 is a GP9 engine that was built for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad in 1957 by EMD. After the merger with Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Railway and Western Maryland (W... (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.

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)