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Viewing Album:  Athens Line Railroad
 
By:Atlanta Rails
Dates:6/2/2009 - 7/24/2010
Album Info:The Athens Line Railroad LLC is a shortline that operates the former Southern Athens Branch between Center and Athens, and the former Central of Georgia between Athens and Watkinsville. The railroad rosters a eclectic mix of older power: Former DRGW GP30 3016 in Hartwell Paint, former IC 8396 still in IC black, and best of all B&O 6525 in untouched Chessie paint.
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HRT stopped while the crew fixes some crossing problems
Title:  HRT stopped while the crew fixes some crossing problems
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:26 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:30 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:34 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  116   Comments: 1
Athens Line Railroad Storage move pulling across Barnett Shoals Road
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage move pulling across Barnett Shoals Road
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:39 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  193   Comments: 1
Athens Line Railroad Storage rolling through Watkinsville
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage rolling through Watkinsville
Description:  Athens Line was up to their usual games again, this string had been pulled out from between Watkinsville and Center by the GP30, which pulled the train through town, after the head end was through, these units coupled onto the rear to shove the cut further towards Athens, after which the units were brought back to town and tied up to continue on another day.
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 1:48:15 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  221   Comments: 3
Shoving across Barnett Shoals Road in Watkinsville
Title:  Shoving across Barnett Shoals Road in Watkinsville
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:35 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:31 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  157   Comments: 1
Shoving the storage cars out of the way as the day comes to an end
Title:  Shoving the storage cars out of the way as the day comes to an end
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:33 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
HRT GP10 8396 shoving back through the Victoria Station subdivision
Title:  HRT GP10 8396 shoving back through the Victoria Station subdivision
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:41 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Storage move
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:25 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  104   Comments: 1
8396 heading back to town light engines
Title:  8396 heading back to town light engines
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:29 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Running light back to downtown
Title:  Running light back to downtown
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:38 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Chessie B&O 6525, back from the dead.
Title:  Chessie B&O 6525, back from the dead.
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 2:48:36 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  324   Comments: 2
HRT 3016/comes back into downtown to tie up for the night
Title:  HRT 3016/comes back into downtown to tie up for the night
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 7:27:33 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  194   Comments: 2
Coming back into town to tie up for the night
Title:  Coming back into town to tie up for the night
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2010  Upload Date: 7/23/2010 7:43:22 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  196   Comments: 2
Chessie 6525 posing with the big tree and some storage cars
Title:  Chessie 6525 posing with the big tree and some storage cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:32 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  234   Comments: 2
Rusted yellow
Title:  Rusted yellow
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:32 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  345   Comments: 2
Athens Line Railroad Family Portrait
Title:  Athens Line Railroad Family Portrait
Description:  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 hood. After taking some storage cars to Watkinsville the day before the units were tied down where they would resume work later that day and then head back to Athens.
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:24 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9) HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  574   Comments: 3
Athens Line Railroad
Title:  Athens Line Railroad
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:35 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nitos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  105   Comments: 1
Uneven rails
Title:  Uneven rails
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:25 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  234   Comments: 2
Athens Line Railroad
Title:  Athens Line Railroad
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:30 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  110   Comments: 3
Chessie 6525 with the Watkinsville Water tower in the background
Title:  Chessie 6525 with the Watkinsville Water tower in the background
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 6:15:26 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9) HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  473   Comments: 3
Athens Line Railroad storage move coming past Sanford Stadium
Title:  Athens Line Railroad storage move coming past Sanford Stadium
Description:  Go Tech............
Photo Date:  7/24/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 8:17:43 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  453   Comments: 2
Athens Line Railroad storage move coming past Sanford Stadium
Title:  Athens Line Railroad storage move coming past Sanford Stadium
Description:  Go#Tech............
Photo Date:  7/24/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 8:17:20 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9) HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  505   Comments: 1
HRT 3016 coming through a cutting just south of the Oconee River bridge
Title:  HRT 3016 coming through a cutting just south of the Oconee River bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:41 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
Last train to Watkinsville?
Title:  Last train to Watkinsville?
Description:  It will be for a long time no doubt, as the conductor informed me that they were pulling ALL the storage cars out.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:45 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  274   Comments: 2
Heading south to retrieve the storage cars
Title:  Heading south to retrieve the storage cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:56:58 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  277   Comments: 3
Pulling ALL the storage cars out
Title:  Pulling ALL the storage cars out
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:28 PM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  263   Comments: 1
Storage move rounding the bend at Whitehall
Title:  Storage move rounding the bend at Whitehall
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:54 PM
Location:  Whitehall, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:58 PM
Location:  Whitehall, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  222   Comments: 2
HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:49 PM
Location:  Whitehall, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  172   Comments: 3
HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move around the curve at Whitehall
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:11 PM
Location:  Whitehall, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  209   Comments: 4
Storage move cruising through the fields
Title:  Storage move cruising through the fields
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:20 PM
Location:  Whitehall, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  427   Comments: 1
HRT 8396 leading a storage move along Milledge Ave.
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move along Milledge Ave.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:56:53 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  210   Comments: 3
HRT 8396 leading a storage move along Milledge Ave.
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move along Milledge Ave.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:02 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  185   Comments: 1
Storage move along Milledge Ave on the old CofG
Title:  Storage move along Milledge Ave on the old CofG
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:15 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  572   Comments: 1
Athens Line storage move rolling across the big fill along East Campus Road
Title:  Athens Line storage move rolling across the big fill along East Campus Road
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:24 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
HRT 8396 leading a storage move through Athens
Title:  HRT 8396 leading a storage move through Athens
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:07 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
HRT 8396 catching a ray of light at the site of the old Cof yard
Title:  HRT 8396 catching a ray of light at the site of the old Cof yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:32 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
HRT 8396 under the "tunnel" in downtown Athens
Title:  HRT 8396 under the "tunnel" in downtown Athens
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:57:36 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  398   Comments: 3

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