Thankfully, the SAM Shortline is still running with the original Heart of Georgia power even months after the Genesee & Wyoming takeover. Today we see the SAM Shortline arriving in downtown Corde... (more)

Built in 1965 for SP, HOG 1635 has been out of service for two weeks and rest while awaiting repairs in Cordele, Georgia. 1635 still wears it's weathered Arizona & California Railroad attire altho... (more)

Built in August 1963 for C&O, Heart of Georgia GP30M 4215 stands tall at the Inland Port in Cordele, Georgia after leading the shortline carrier's westbound Vidalia Turn. During the month of Febru... (more)

After guiding today's Watermelon Express into the depot for passenger loading, the slick looking GP30M of C&O origin now begins to grab the drop offs from last night’s CSX Q550. These empty hig... (more)

Heart of Georgia 1740 accelerates away from the paper mill west of Cordele on its way to Americus with the Cordele Turn.

Heart of Georgia 1635, still in its Arizona & California colors, rattles across both CSX and Norfolk Southern diamonds in Cordele, Ga., on its way to switch the paper mill west of town.

Heart of Georgia 1635, still in its Arizona & California colors, rests in the HOG yard at Cordele, Ga.

All Clear Ahead!
The north end of Cordele siding on the NS Macon District shows both versions of a "clear" signal this evening which indicate that there are no trains between here and... (more)

The boxy profile of the "Crescent Cab" on this SD60E locomotive reflects the light of a nearby street lamp this evening in the quiet and... (more)

Norfolk Southern's GO Rail SD60E 6963 stands tall for its portrait during the early hours of April 20, 2016 in Cordele, Georgia.

The Heart of Georgia Railroad has leased a pair of NREX geeps for unit Pipe train moves between Cordele, Georgia and Cobb, Georgia. The NREX GP10/GP9 team will be online during the construction of... (more)

A nice surprise on the way back from Folkston was the unexpected timely arrival of NS 295 with Union Pacific's Katy heritage unit leading, seen on the outskirts of Cordele, GA on a sultry summer e... (more)

Night Shot of the HOG #1540 on the head end of a stack train

Built July 1950 as Georgia & Florida 72.

I'm sure there are few places in the U.S. that you can catch a GP30 and GP35 working together in revenue service. The Heart of Georgia duo pulls a few cars west toward the Cordele Interlocking. ... (more)