HRT 3044's engineer side cab, still wearing Rio Grande paint.

Headed for the NS interchange at Toccoa, Hartwell SD38 #654 leads a 4 car consist westbound around the curve at the Bowersville Road crossing.

After a severe thunderstorm, the Hartwell RR sends two of their Geeps up to Toccoa lite power. This photo was taken only a couple days before 1973 hit a car at the very crossing I took this photo ... (more)

HRT 5130 & 654 work American Woodmark in Eastanollee spotting up three bay hoppers to be loaded.

Hartwell 5130 & 3000 roll south at Eastanollee with four cars from NS at Toccoa for Bowersville & Royston.

Hartwell 5130 & 3000 bring a train east through Lavonia for Bowersville & Royston.

A former Chicago & Northwestern GP9 leads a Hartwell train south from the NS interchange at Toccoa

Hartwell’s ex-Conrail/Penn Central GP38 switches some hoppers at the Rose Acres grain mill in Bowersville.

Former CNW GP9 #4556 and Hartwell GP40-2 #3000 bring their train from Toccoa south through Lavonia, GA passing a former RF&P GP35 #136 which has been rusting to the rails for a few years.

No heritage schemes needed-- The Hartwell Railroad in northwestern Georgia continues to employ a variety of older locomotives in predecessor paint schemes. This particular unit is a fan favorite a... (more)

A vibrant orange train engine is pulling a series of freight cars along the tracks, set against a landscape featuring large silos and lush green foliage. A clear blue sky provides a refreshing bac... (more)

Built as Penn Central 7874 in 1971 and probably not painted since shortly after the Conrail takeover (save for the CSX patch) this unrebuilt GP38 is still earning her keep, now for the Hartwell Ra... (more)

Former Denver, Rio Grande Western Railway GP35 3044 in 2024. No time traveling DeLorean needed.

An old J locomotive spends out her later years on Georgia's Hartwell Railroad.

An old, weathered former Denver, Rio Grande & Western locomotive stands on the railway line adjacent to an industrial silo and a structured building on Georgia's Hartwell Railroad.