The Hartwell Railroad (reporting markHRT) dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[1] rail line between Hartwell and Bowersville in Hart County, Georgia. The 10-mile railroad was completed the following year. In 1898, it was reorganized as the Hartwell Railway. Southern Railway gained control of the line in 1902, had it converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, and sold the line in 1924.
Currently, the rail line along Highway 51, including the Depot and Platform are being rented to TORCH of Hartwell, Inc. TORCH of Hartwell, Inc. plans on revitalizing the rail line into a community park with the support of grants, The City of Hartwell and residents.
The railroad's roster consists of older EMD 4-axle locomotives still in the paint schemes of the Denver & Rio Grande Western, Conrail, and Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
hartwell, railroad, reporting, mark, dates, 1878, when, company, chartered, build, narrow, gauge, rail, line, between, hartwell, bowersville, hart, county, georgia, mile, railroad, completed, following, year, 1898, reorganized, hartwell, railway, southern, rai. The Hartwell Railroad reporting mark HRT dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge 1 rail line between Hartwell and Bowersville in Hart County Georgia The 10 mile railroad was completed the following year In 1898 it was reorganized as the Hartwell Railway Southern Railway gained control of the line in 1902 had it converted to 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gauge and sold the line in 1924 Hartwell RailroadOverviewReporting markHRTLocaleHart County GeorgiaDates of operation1879 1902TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugePrevious gaugeoriginally 3 ft 914 mm The Hartwell Railway s line today is operated by the Great Walton Railroad based in Social Circle Georgia which also operates Athens Line LLC In the Jackson County Georgia community of Center the Hartwell Railway connects with Norfolk Southern Railway Currently the rail line along Highway 51 including the Depot and Platform are being rented to TORCH of Hartwell Inc TORCH of Hartwell Inc plans on revitalizing the rail line into a community park with the support of grants The City of Hartwell and residents The railroad s roster consists of older EMD 4 axle locomotives still in the paint schemes of the Denver amp Rio Grande Western Conrail and Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad References edit Georgia s Railroad History amp Heritage 2 History of Hartwell Railroad Storey Steve Hartwell Railroad Retrieved August 31 2005 External links editRailfanning org Hartwell Railroad Great Walton Railroad Athens Banner Herald Side Tracks Short line rail companies weight on routes that otherwise might have been abandoned Photos of the Hartwell Railroad from the late 1980s through the 1990s HawkinsRails Hartwell pages nbsp This United States railway company related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hartwell Railroad amp oldid 990665514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
