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In early Spring 2005, the Hartwell Railroad tied down in Lavonia, Georgia with an ex-Chicago & Northwestern hgh hood GP9 at the old grain mill in town.
Social Circle, Georgia
B&O 6580 EMD GP9
Social Circle, Georgia
N&W 906 EMD GP9
Social Circle, Georgia
A Hartwell Railroad crew runs through Lavonia, Georgia as light engines after spotting some cars at an industry nearby. They are heading back to near the old depot where they left their train before tying up for the night.
Hartwell 1973 is an EMD GP38 built as Pennn Central (PC) 7874 in 1971, to Conrail 7874. It was then CSX 1973 before being sold to the Hartwell Railroad.
Meanwhile, Hartwell 3044 is an EMD GP35 built in 1965 as Denver and Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3044.
Great Walton Railroad GP9 6580 & a GP10 rest in Social Circle, GA.
A couple units and some cabooses sit at the Great Walton shops.
Hartwell Railroad GP35 shows her obvious Denver, Rio Grande & Western ancestry in this shot taken at the makeshift engine shop in Lavonia, Georgia
CSX #1005 was one of only 2 MT4's rostered by CSX. I found it in Monroe, Georgia back in 2005 near the Rail Rhodes facility. It was built in 1957 as Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Alco RS11 #8630.
to Penn Central (PC) #7630
to Conrail (CR) #7630
to Conrail MT4 #1028
to CSXT #1005
One online source I found says it was transferred to Great Walton Railroad as a parts source which would explain why it was in Georgia at the time of this photograph. I am not sure of it's disposition, but weeds were already wrapping around the trucks in this shot,
Great Walton Railroad power rest in Social Circle, GA Former B&O Chessie System GP9 6525, an RF&P GP35, another GP9 in C&O/B&O blue & at that time GWRR had a C&NW GP7 that was used to pull their trains which can be seen off in the distance
Great Walton Railroad GP9 6580 & a former Illinois Central GP10 rest in Social Circle, GA awaiting their fate, eventually will be scrapped would be my guess
Great Walton Railroad 3086 In Social Circle, Georgia
GRWR 3086 - EMD GP40
Great Walton Railroad power await their next assignment in Social Circle, GA
Great Walton Railroad; RailRhodes at Monroe, GA; 02-14-05.
Great Walton Railroad ex-Contrail slug at Social Circle, Georgia; 02-14-05.
