On a quiet sunny day during the week this was the only active Hartwell train waiting for lumber to be unloaded the rest of the train was sitting five miles north of the Harbin Lumber company. on t... (more)

After running from Toccoa GA early in the morning, HRT 5130 and HRT 3000 sit with their engines off on an industrial track in Eastanollee GA. HRT 5130 is an Ex-Southern locomotive, which was then ... (more)

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

After what I considered a bad morning on the Pickens, I decided to head south to see if I could manage any luck on the Hartwell, a notoriously difficult shortline to shoot due to the fact that not... (more)

Hartwell's former NS GP-38-2 passes the Memorial Day weekend just outside of the yard in Toccoa.

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here coming into Toccoa, GA, to interchange with Norfolk Southern before heading back south to Bowersville, GA.

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here coming into Toccoa, GA, to interchange with Norfolk Southern before heading back south to Bowersville, GA.

A Hartwell Railroad Freight Train is seen here passing by a couple of sidelined Locomotives at Bowersville, GA, as they head north to interchange with Norfolk Southern in Toccoa, GA.

Hartwell Railroad's Toccoa Turn is seen here doing some work in Bowersville, GA, before heading north to Toccoa, GA, to interchange with Norfolk Southern

EX NS 5130 now HRT 5130 heads North into Toccoa to interchange with Norfolk Southern.

The Hartwell's local is at Lavonia, Georgia on April 25, 2020 with the former NS GP38-2 5130 which is the railroad's latest acquisition.

The Hartwell's road local is seen tied down at Lavonia, Georgia during the night of April 25, 2020 with the railroad's latest purchase, GP38-2 5130.