Iowa, 1980? Nope, Georgia, 2010! CNW 4556 and ex-CR GP38 1973 sway through a curve on the original Hartwell Railroad. The line nowdays is used primarily for storage cars, but this week all... (more)

J-Ball! The newest addition to the Hartwell Railroads fleet teams up with two of the lines older units to form a true rainbow lashup.

The original Hartwell Railroad from Bowersville to Hartwell was a cheaply constructed line, layed with virtually no grading whatsoever, the line hugs the contours of the rolling Georgia countrysid... (more)

A Hartwell Railroad storage move makes a quick pause as they shove back to retrieve more storage cars from the south end of the line.

The smoking beast awaits at the top of the hill, awaiting the crews to allow the UGA heating plant crews to unload the coal from the hoppers before bringing its train back down the spur which runs... (more)

On a warm summer evening HRT GP10 8396, and the 6525 (just back from the dead!) lug a string of storage cars through Watkinsville as they go through the long and tedious process of sorting the car... (more)

Family Portrait The entire Athens line rosters sits in downtown Watkinsville. After several years of being out of service, B&O 6525 is back from the dead, with a new generator under the h... (more)

History on Rails! The Hartwell Railroad's Athens Branch power rests on the mainline. The GP10 heritage is obvious as well as the GP9 High Hood in the background! NOTE: The Ex. B&O Ch... (more)

The classic scene at the Hartwell, GA depot as captured in this June 1982 view.

Backwoods Museum A relic from the Hartwell's time as a excursion railroad. Up till the 1980's the Hartwell operated steam excursions from Hartwell to Bowersville. Most of the equipment incl... (more)

Rusted orange Hartwell 454 is a rare bird, one of the few surviving SD7's and the only one in Georgia. Unfortunatly this former B&LE unit is now out of service, and sits landlocked at the r... (more)

After finishing switching out storage cars, Athens Line's pair of units heads back north towards Athens, only to return for some reason a few minutes later to pick up the long string of cars and t... (more)

Time travel A almost untouched IC GP10 rumbles over the College Avenue bridge which still sports the Central of Georgia logo decades after the railroad was merged. Since then the line has p... (more)

Tight Squeeze The sound of 567's fill the air as these veteran EMD's shove four cars up the steep inclined spur to the UGA heating plant which runs on the front lawn of one of the Universit... (more)

Athens Line power rests at Paradise Valley on a nice summer evening.