The Heart of Georgia heads east passing through the small town of Plains on its way back to Americus.

After servicing Tolleson Lumber at the west end of the railroad, The Heart of Georgia heads east passing Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm as it heads back for Americus.

HOG 2125 leads the final SAM Shortline excursion for the year across Lake Blackshear.

The Savannah bound GC train gets prepped to leave from Vidalia.

GWI's Heart of Georgia, Cordele Turn is eastbound at DeSoto, Georgia on December 11, 2019 with the only remaining HOG painted unit, GP38-2 2038 which incidentally was the last unit placed into ser... (more)

GWI's Heart of Georgia, Cordele Turn is eastbound several miles west of Leslie, Georgia on December 11, 2019 with the only remaining HOG painted unit, GP38-2 2038 which incidentally was the last u... (more)

The HOG works in Cordele heading towards the west side of town with the only remaining blue and yellow painted unit.

GWI's Heart of Georgia, Cordele Turn is westbound a couple miles east of Cobb, Georgia as it steps over Lake Blackshear under a dense layer of cloud cover on December 11, 2019 with the only remain... (more)

GWI's Heart of Georgia, Cordele Turn is eastbound at Leslie, Georgia on December 11, 2019 with the only remaining HOG painted unit, GP38-2 2038 which incidentally was the last unit placed into ser... (more)

The Heart of Georgia's Cordele Turn is several miles east of Americus, Georgia early on the morning of December 11, 2019. HOG GP38-2 2038, a former N&W/NS GP35 now owned by GWI is the only unit s... (more)

The Heart of Georgia's Cordele Turn is just a couple miles outside of downtown Americus, Georgia early on the morning of December 11, 2019 as seen in this pan shot during twilight. HOG GP38-2 2038... (more)

After attending the annual Christmas parade and tree-lighting party in Plains, Heart of Georgia Railroad GP38-2 2125 leads the SAM Shortline excursion train east out of town.

Having just come off the trestle over Lake Blackshear, the SAM Shortline Excursion to Plains for the lighting of the downtown heads through some fall foliage.

Heart of Georgia Railroad GP38-2's 2124 and 2125 leads the 3pm SAM Shortline excursion train west towards Plains across Lake Blackshear near Cordele, Georgia.

Not sure why but the Heart of Georgia decided to run their SAM Shortline excursion train with the locomotive running long hood forward. The train is getting ready to run a rare mileage trip durin... (more)