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.

TIS A COOL NIGHT IN NEBRASKA IN 1979 Not really, but you wouldn't be able to tell otherwise if it wasn't for this description. And that's what I love about the Hartwell Railway! There are s... (more)

Nothing beats a Hartwell Railway consist. From all my years of railfaning, Hartwell has always presented amazing locomotive lash-ups. On a quiet January night, a power set is seen tied down just o... (more)

From Penn Central, to Conrail, to CSX, and finally, to Hartwell Railroad, this locomotive has definitely made it's way around! From king of the north, to a sister in the south, she has for sure se... (more)

It's not everyday that you come up on an Ex CNW GP9, Ex Rio Grande GP35, Ex Conrail GP38, Ex EJE SD38, and two other elder, classic locomotives on the same railroad...much less in 2014! Hartwell R... (more)

Hartwell Railroad crews have tied down for the night at the iconic Lavonia Depot, which is behind me, after making a quick run from Toccoa, Georgia where they retrieved cars from Norfolk Southern ... (more)

Hartwell Railroad crews have tied down for the night at the iconic Lavonia Depot, which is behind me, after making a quick run from Toccoa, Georgia where they retrieved cars from Norfolk Southern ... (more)

On a bright, beautiful Sunday afternoon, Ex Amtrack hopper cars sit in Elberton, Ga on long since abandoned trackage. The weekend had been especially interesting and exiting for me because I got t... (more)

It's a dreary, foggy, and cold winter night with low hanging clouds and misting rains. HRT 3044, the Ex Rio Grande GP35 sleeps peacefully in it's usual spot at the Lavonia yard.

A pair of former Rio Grande GP30's now working for the Hartwell Railroad lead a southbound through Lavonia.

A former EJ&E SD38 now on the Hartwell Railroad takes a break next to a large field just outside of Bowersville, Georgia.

HRT 3021 and 3016 look great in their new green paint as they leave for Bowersville.

Republic is about finished with Hartwell #4, and soon the engine will be pulling passenger trains.

After shoving the 'road' train onto the south leg of the wye at Bowersville, engineer Eddie grabs a pair of GP35's to move storage cars off of the main so we could continue south to Elberton. L... (more)

Coal for Christmas On the day after Christmas the Athens Line delivers two cars of coal to the UGA powerplant in Athens. The steep grade into the plants means that only two loads at a time ... (more)