The Sandersville Railroad Deepstep Job has just departed the Kaolin mines at Deepstep heading south towards Sandersville and Tennille with 41 cars for the NS.

Sandersville's "Deepstep Job" works Imerys Clay at Deepstep, GA.

Sandersville's "Deepstep Job" cruises down Tybee Street on the return trip to Sandersville.

The Sandersville Railroad 'Deepstep' job eases down Tybee Street with 41 cars bound for the NS at Tennille on the afternoon of the MLK holiday.

Working the Yard. The SAN 1400 pulls forward in the yard with its load of cars.

Ready to Move. After pulling these cars from a nearby side track, this SAN job waits to enter the yard between Sandersville and Tennille.

Through the Roundabout. The crew brings some cars through the roundabout on the way to the yard between Sandersville and Tennille.

The Sandersville Railroad's Deepstep job rolls down the middle of Tybee Street, with a string of loaded Kaolin cars fresh from the mines.

Sandersville cruises through downtown Tennille running light back to the shop.

Sandersville's Deepstep job finishes up with their delivery to Norfolk Southern and heads back to the shop, passing the Georgia Railroad caboose that is long past it's prime.

Sandersville Railroad SW1500's 1400 and 1500 drags the loaded Deepstep Turn across the "Railroad Roundabout" in Sandersville, on the way to the NS interchange in Tennille.

Sandersville SW1500's 1400 and 1500 departs Deepstep with the Deepstep Turn, passing Robin Springs Baptist Church, enroute to the small NS interchange yard in Tennille.

A Duo of Sandersvile SW150's lead the Deepstep into Tennile with NS interchange to set off in the yard.

NS local G23 has pulled onto mainline yard limits to clear the lead and allow the Sandersville Deepstep Job to drop its 26 cars of woodchips & kaolin clay.

Two hustling switchers are roaring back and forth at one of the huge kaolin plants here. They’ll wrap it up around noon. Most other places would be 6:00 PM.