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.

SAN 1400 heads south into little Tennille, Georgia to interchange with the NS downtown.

Local residents pay no attention to the Sandersville Railroad street running through the middle of town.

Two Sandersville Railroad jobs work in tandem and do so quickly to spot cars at Meltblown Technologies before moving on to their next task.

SAN SW1500 No.1400 and it's slug No.90, a former Rock Island U25B stand on the main just after working Meltblown Technologies. The pair will soon be heading north with empties for the kaolin min... (more)