The Hartwell Railroad ( reporting mark HRT ) dates to 1878 when the company was chartered to build a 3 ft ( 914 mm ) narrow gauge 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.
5-757: 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
10-885: A separate division, the Monroe Railroad , until 1917. The Georgia Railroad was merged into the Seaboard System Railroad in 1983, and CSX Transportation in 1986. The branch from Social Circle to Monroe was sold to the Georgia Eastern Railroad in February 1987. On March 30, 1987, the Georgia Eastern sold the line to the Great Walton Railroad. In addition to the Monroe branch, Norfolk Southern Railway leased
15-701: The U.S. state of Georgia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Great Walton Railroad The Great Walton Railroad ( reporting mark GRWR ) is a class III railroad that operates 10 miles (16 km) of track in Georgia , United States. In addition to its own line between Monroe and Social Circle, Georgia , the railroad operates the Athens Line, LLC and the Hartwell Railroad . Clay, feldspar, grain, machinery, fertilizer, woodchips, plastics, pulpwood, and silica are carried by
20-509: 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 Railroad , Conrail , and Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad . This United States railway company-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transportation in
25-591: The railroad, generating around 3,650 annual carloads. The railroad between Social Circle and Monroe was originally constructed by the Walton Railroad beginning in 1880. In March 1884 the railroad was consolidated with the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad and later leased to the Georgia Railroad . Following acquisition by the Georgia Railroad the line continued to operate as
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