Hartwell Railroad

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Hartwell Railroad
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marks=HRT
locale=Georgia
start_year=1879
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The Hartwell Railroad reporting mark|HRT dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a rail line between Hartwell and Bowersville in Hart County, Georgia. The 10-mile railroad was completed the following year.

The Hartwell Railroad is owned by the Great Walton Railroad, based in Social Circle, Georgia. In addition to the original 10-mile line, the Hartwell Railroad also operates The Athens Line LLC, which passes through Athens and delivers coal to the University of Georgia. In the Jackson County, Georgia community of Center, the Hartwell Railroad connects with Norfolk Southern Railway.

References

*Storey, Steve, " [http://railga.com/hart.html Hartwell Railroad] ". Retrieved August 31 2005.

External links

* [http://railfanning.org/profiles/hartwell.htm Railfanning.org: Hartwell Railroad/Great Walton Railroad]
* [http://onlineathens.com/stories/032005/new_20050320100.shtml Athens Banner-Herald: Side Tracks, Short-line rail companies weight on routes that otherwise might have been abandoned]
* [http://richardweisser.com/railroad.htm Photos of the Hartwell Railroad from the late 1980's through the 1990's]