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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 8396 tied up across from the UGA powerplant
Title:  HRT 8396 tied up across from the UGA powerplant
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 10:32:47 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  687   Comments: 1
GP30 lightbulb
Title:  GP30 lightbulb
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 10:43:06 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  336   Comments: 0
HRT 3016
Title:  HRT 3016
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 10:49:50 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  654   Comments: 0
GP30 heads on
Title:  GP30 heads on
Description:  I always liked how these things looked, be enough to scare anyone off the tracks with its 6 lights and that 5 chime horn!
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 11:09:33 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  832   Comments: 3
GP30 on noodle rails
Title:  GP30 on noodle rails
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 11:21:14 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  739   Comments: 2
HRT 3016 laying over across the street from the UGA power plant
Title:  HRT 3016 laying over across the street from the UGA power plant
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 10:19:49 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  672   Comments: 2
DRGW Stripes staring to come through.
Title:  DRGW Stripes staring to come through.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/7/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 10:27:03 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  nikos kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
Athens Line power parked at Dairy Pak in the evening light
Title:  Athens Line power parked at Dairy Pak in the evening light
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 10:27:12 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30) HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
HRT 8396
Title:  HRT 8396
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 10:14:30 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  587   Comments: 2
Ex-Chessie geep rusting in the weeds
Title:  Ex-Chessie geep rusting in the weeds
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 10:18:05 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  825   Comments: 0
Backing into the siding
Title:  Backing into the siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 6:07:04 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  668   Comments: 0
Looking out the front door
Title:  Looking out the front door
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 6:07:05 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
BO 6525 under stormy skies
Title:  BO 6525 under stormy skies
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 6:07:08 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  896   Comments: 1
End of a long day of railfanning
Title:  End of a long day of railfanning
Description:  After a all day tour of area shortlines its back to Athens for a little stop at the hometown Athens Line. The GP30 reflects on the windshield of the foammobile, with important railfan essentials like scanner, drinks and google maps inside.
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 7/31/2009 10:55:36 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
Tying up in Center
Title:  Tying up in Center
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/11/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:17:21 AM
Location:  Center, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30) HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  1012   Comments: 3
Rumbling across the Oconee River trestle
Title:  Rumbling across the Oconee River trestle
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/2009  Upload Date: 8/12/2009 8:02:03 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Bridge,InCab
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
45 foot spine cars waiting to be hauled off for scrap
Title:  45 foot spine cars waiting to be hauled off for scrap
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/2009  Upload Date: 9/16/2009 11:28:56 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  767   Comments: 0
45 foot spine cars waiting to be hauled off for scrap
Title:  45 foot spine cars waiting to be hauled off for scrap
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/2009  Upload Date: 9/16/2009 11:31:54 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  919   Comments: 3
Branches hanging from a stored spine car
Title:  Branches hanging from a stored spine car
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/2009  Upload Date: 9/16/2009 11:32:41 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  531   Comments: 0
HRT 3016 under stormy skies
Title:  HRT 3016 under stormy skies
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2009  Upload Date: 8/13/2009 7:59:09 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  603   Comments: 0
5 Pack just pulled from storage, now off to the scrapper
Title:  5 Pack just pulled from storage, now off to the scrapper
Description:  This set of TTX 45 foot spine cars show the effects of two years of storage in the bushes south of Watkinsville on the CofG. The obsolete cars have been left here till the next working day when the Athens Line will drag them for their final trip to Center where NS will take them somwhere to be scrapped.
Photo Date:  9/6/2009  Upload Date: 9/20/2009 7:10:47 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  484   Comments: 3
Chessie geep out to pasture on a beautiful fall day
Title:  Chessie geep out to pasture on a beautiful fall day
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:15 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
BO 6525 out to pasture
Title:  BO 6525 out to pasture
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:15 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  678   Comments: 1
Backing across East Campus Road
Title:  Backing across East Campus Road
Description:  Taken from public property while the train was in reverse before anyone says anthing
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:16 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  398   Comments: 1
HRT 3016 idling at the UGA powerplant
Title:  HRT 3016 idling at the UGA powerplant
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/3/2009 2:33:37 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  417   Comments: 2
The beast waits on the hilltop
Title:  The beast waits on the hilltop
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:17 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  410   Comments: 1
Pulling the emptys across East Campus Road
Title:  Pulling the emptys across East Campus Road
Description:  41 years later. Athens Line pulls a string of emptys out from the UGA heating plant and across East Campus road. Compare to this shot from 1968 http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=52787&nseq=15
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/3/2009 2:49:02 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  423   Comments: 2
Crossing Barnett Shoals Road light
Title:  Crossing Barnett Shoals Road light
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:18 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
Running light through Watkinsville
Title:  Running light through Watkinsville
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:07 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
Running light through Watkinsville
Title:  Running light through Watkinsville
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:08 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  405   Comments: 2
Picking up storage cars
Title:  Picking up storage cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:09 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
HRT 8396 pulling out of the storage siding
Title:  HRT 8396 pulling out of the storage siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:10 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  396   Comments: 1
Leaving town
Title:  Leaving town
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:11 AM
Location:  Watkinsville, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
HRT 8396 rolling under the wooden bridge
Title:  HRT 8396 rolling under the wooden bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:12 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
HRT 3016 parked on the road
Title:  HRT 3016 parked on the road
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:13 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  375   Comments: 1
HRT 3016 parked on East Campus road
Title:  HRT 3016 parked on East Campus road
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:13 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30) HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  469   Comments: 2
Smoking it up
Title:  Smoking it up
Description:  The two geeps crank it up to get rolling after picking up the coal hoppers from the power plant
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/3/2009 2:28:22 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  395   Comments: 1
Crossing the College Ave bridge CofG bridge
Title:  Crossing the College Ave bridge CofG bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/3/2009 2:38:11 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  428   Comments: 1
HRT 3016
Title:  HRT 3016
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 12:13:14 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30) HRT 8396(GP10)
Views:  1358   Comments: 0
Two days after thanksgiving
Title:  Two days after thanksgiving
Description:  ...and the Christmas decorations are already up. Hartwell 8396 rolls north across the North Avenue bridge
Photo Date:  11/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/3/2009 2:31:19 PM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  234   Comments: 0
HRT 3016 riding solo LHF
Title:  HRT 3016 riding solo LHF
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/9/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:17:07 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
B&O 6525 getting a new generator and a new lease on life!
Title:  B&O 6525 getting a new generator and a new lease on life!
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:46:59 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  1810   Comments: 2
Shiney new generator
Title:  Shiney new generator
Description:  in all my years of railfanning, this is one of the most uplifting sights ive seen, so wonderful to see something you thought you would never see turn another wheel get a new lease on life.
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:46:58 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  860   Comments: 1
Athens Line power resting at Paradise.
Title:  Athens Line power resting at Paradise.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:46:59 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10) BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
The Athens Line duo rest with a sole tankcar at Paradise Valley
Title:  The Athens Line duo rest with a sole tankcar at Paradise Valley
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:46:55 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8396(GP10) HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  352   Comments: 1
Athens Line power glinting in the late evening light at Paradise Valley
Title:  Athens Line power glinting in the late evening light at Paradise Valley
Description:  Athens Line power glinting in the late evening light
Photo Date:  6/28/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 1:54:46 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 3016(GP30)
Views:  292   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 2:01:25 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  187   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 2:01:24 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  201   Comments: 1
BO 6525 getting put back together and back to work!
Title:  BO 6525 getting put back together and back to work!
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 2:01:28 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  420   Comments: 1
BO 6525 back in business
Title:  BO 6525 back in business
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2010  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 2:01:26 AM
Location:  Athens, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 6525(GP9)
Views:  406   Comments: 1

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