Originally built for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1957 and rolled over in to Chessie System after the merger in 1973, GP9 #6525 sits and rots away in Athens in present day.
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)
Chessie cat 6525 sits behind an industrial park in Athens, GA, on a cold Winter night.
Amid the utter calmness of night, the long forgotten former Chessie System GP9 owned by The Great Walton Railroad sits behind Athens Steel along the old Hartwell Railroad Athens Branch.
Great Walton's GP9 6525 has yet to meet it's maker and is seen during another long night of being lost in time at Athens, Georgia. The 6525 has been doomed for the last several years, but despite ... (more)