After bringing back a long string of 5 pack TTX flats from storage in Watkinsville, the Athens Line power rests in the perfect evening light at Paradise Valley.
Every engineers worst nightmare. Thankfully we were shoving in reverse when this photo was taken and to the bus drivers credit, he made a complete stop at the crossing before proceeding.
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.
Ambling down the track we run into our first obstacle, a pine tree that has fallen across the tracks. Without a working chain saw and the promise of bigger obstacles the crew decided to do the swi... (more)
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.
After finishing the switching for the day, Hartwell 8396 is shut down at the powerplant where it will finish its work on Monday.
Hartwell power resting in Paradise Valley over the weekend.
As Illinois Central fades into CN, the IC "death star" logo on this GP10 fades away.
Roster shot of the 8395, a former IC locomotive, is on the roster of the Great Walton RR, one of the more obscure shortlines of Georgia.
Roster shot of the 6525, a unit on the roster of the Great Walton RR, one of the more obscure shortlines of Georgia.
Still going strong, this former B&O unit sits motionless on a Sunday afternoon in Athens.
