In early Spring 2005, I caught the Hartwell Railroad in Lavonia, Georgia with an ex-Chicago & Northwestern hgh hood GP9 tied down at the old grain mill in town.

HRT 454 is passing thru Chattanooga Tn while in transit to the Hartwell RR .

Running an odd 2x1 lineup, a southbound HRT train leaves Bowersville and heads out towards its final destination of Dewy Rose, GA. Snaking through the hills of Royston GA. HRT 4556, an Ex-CNW GP9R... (more)

The Hartwell Railroad train headed for Toccoa trundles along through Martin, GA with a dark storm in the background.

After running from Toccoa GA early in the morning, HRT 5130 and HRT 3000 sit with their engines off on an industrial track in Eastanollee GA. HRT 5130 is an Ex-Southern locomotive, which was then ... (more)

HRT 3044, ex-Rio Grande, sits next to the rear of a southbound Hartwell train. HRT 4556, ex-CNW, brings up the rear of the southbound train, posing for a photo before heading on southbound.

After a long trip, the crew finally ties down their train in Dewy Rose GA, putting an end to their long day out on the rails, and putting an end to our 3 hour long chase.

Hartwell Railroad crew rides light through Lavonia, Georgia before tying down for the day. HRT 1973 is a straight GP38 built for Penn Central in 1971 as PC 7874.

I shot this old four axle high hood locomotive back in 2005 in Lavonia, Georgia. The heritage of the unit seemed pretty evident to me, former Chicago & Northwestern #4556, an EMD GP9. An online so... (more)

This Hartwell Railroad train is made up of three paint schemes of railroads that did not exist in 2005 when this was taken -- the Chicago & Northwestern, the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac and... (more)

A former Denver & Rio Grande Western GP35 pulls a train over a rural crossing just outside Lavonia, Georgia. You could not tell from tis photograph, but the train is very close to the busy Interst... (more)

A former Denver & Rio Grande Western GP35 pulls a train through Lavonia, Georgia for current owner Hartwell Railroad in 2008. Here it passes the old Southern Railway which has since been repainted... (more)

On the way down to Atlanta, I felt like it would only be right to stop in Lavonia on the way, to see what they had over in the sheds. Not too my surprise, the Ex-CNW, HRT 4556, was the only one in... (more)

The sun begins to set over the horizon, as this B&O rail veteran stays in place, as it will tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. Every day, until it's fixed, or scrapped.

Battered and Stattered. HRT 136 has battle scars all over it. It's missing a number board, missing a ditch light, one of it's windows is shattered, one of it's rear pannels is flipped upside down,... (more)