Georgia Northeastern GP10 7529, a rebuilt former NYC GP9, rests near downtown Blue Ridge on a Sunday morning. This is one of two GNRR locomotives painted for the Blue Ridge Scenic operation, altho... (more)

Georgia Northeastern GP18 8705 (a former NKP/N&W unit) waits to depart downtown Blue Ridge with a Blue Ridge Scenic Railway excursion. The GNRR’s Blue Ridge Scenic operation runs excursions alon... (more)

After being delayed for an hour north of Tate, the Whitestone job continues towards Jasper and beyond with its vintage EMD motors navigating over the winding north Georgia terrain.

My last railroad photo of the year and likely the last pure Georgia Northeastern consist on their road freight. Three Patriot Rail locomotives were already en-route from the Pacific Northwest at ... (more)

Passing the 422 Milepost, former SP 7207 gives away its heritage running long hood forward bringing empty marble chip hoppers to the north-most freight customer on the line.

A later than usual Whitestone turn passes under the beautiful wooden bridge in downtown Jasper with GP10 No. 7562, GP9 No. 6576, and three empty hoppers. With the arrival of newer Patriot Rail loc... (more)

A pair of Georgia Northeastern geeps bring their train down the new high speed double track transcon route on their way to Marietta

Georgia Northeastern GP38 9708 is the day's south facing unit for the grain train, 9708 is noted for having the extend cab feature from it's time as a Penn Central ordered unit with dual controls.... (more)

Georgia Northeastern GP18 8705 was built in June 1960 as NKP 708, retired by NS in November 1984. The unit was overhauled by GNRR in October 2014 during which time it received a chopped nose. Deta... (more)

After staging the first half of the day's grain train at Pilgrim's Pride, the power eases down the lead while clearing the crossover just before retrieving the second half.

GNRR's road train to Elizabeth heads south at Ball Ground, GA.

A set of GNRR power for the road train to Elizabeth idles at the shop at Tate. In short order, the afternoon crew will come on duty and take a train south behind this power set.

With switches at the cross over lined, GNRR GP18 8705 leads another grain train into the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Canton, Georgia. Due to the terrain of this former L&N route, all grain trains ... (more)

Georgia Northeastern GP18 8705 leads a Pilgrim's Pride grain train through the curves and grades of this former L&N route and is seen approaching Pinecrest Road between Holly Springs and Canton.

With time getting short for Georgia Northeastern's vintage fleet of first generation EMDs under Patriot Rail ownership, scenes such as this northbound GNRR grain train climbing the grade through H... (more)