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Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Description:  The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:40 PM
Location:  Monroe, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Description:  The power from GRWR's Covington branch assist in the days work on the Social Circle Branch. Here the GP10 8397 and GP9 6580 is seen backing into the RTEX complex to pick a freshly rebuilt SW8.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:41 PM
Location:  Monroe, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  476   Comments: 1
Great Walton's Covington Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Covington Branch
Description:  A home made "Last Run" sighn placed on the 6580 made by RRPA.net member Nikos Kavoori. It was a rushed job, but did the trick!
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:50 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Description:  A colorful trio of units trail the south bound local acrsoss the Alcovy Mtn Rd. crossing in Herndonville Ga. The RTEX SW8 227 has had a fresh rebuild and is headed for a new home in Maryland via the Great Walton and CSX.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:52 PM
Location:  Herndonville, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  RTEX 227(SW8) HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Description:  The south bound local rumbles across the Malcom Rd crossing in Social Circle Ga. and is just a few short minutes from calling it a day. This colorful trio brings up the rear of the train making a impresive and rare sight of five units on one Great Walton train!
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:01:56 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10) RTEX 227(SW8)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
Great Walton's Covington Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Covington Branch
Description:  Great Walton's GP9 6580 fires up one last time in Covington Ga.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:51 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  267   Comments: 3
Great Walton's Covington Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Covington Branch
Description:  Great Walton's Covington branch power idels just afer start up while building air presure one last time in Civington Ga.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:52 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  362   Comments: 1
Great Walton's Covington Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Covington Branch
Description:  Great Walton's Covington Branch power heads towards the Robinson St crossing where the last cars from the line are waiting. Here the power is seen crossing the Indian Creek bridge for the last time.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/4/2009 7:56:56 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  310   Comments: 3
Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Title:  Great Walton's Social Circle Branch
Description:  A Great Walton crew and RTEX shop employee go over a few details pretaining to a future repair on GRWR GP9 6580. Notice the bent leaf spring.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/12/2009 7:02:15 PM
Location:  Monroe, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  338   Comments: 3
Last morning in Covington
Title:  Last morning in Covington
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:04 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  1114   Comments: 0
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line
Title:  Last Run Great Walton Covington Line
Description:  upon arriving we found that the last run would not start till later in the afternoon, so we took some shots of my homemade banner in the morning light
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:07 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Power waiting in the weeds for the last run
Title:  Power waiting in the weeds for the last run
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:08 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
Last Run Great Walton Covington Line
Title:  Last Run Great Walton Covington Line
Description:  With the crew on hand at 11:14 AM, I hang my homemade sign to the railings for the last run.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:10 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  788   Comments: 1
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time
Title:  Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:11 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  739   Comments: 0
Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time
Title:  Cranking the engines in Covington for the last time
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:12 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
Interior of the GWRR GP9 6580
Title:  Interior of the GWRR GP9 6580
Description:  Pretty much as built, including the pull cord horn.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:13 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  1789   Comments: 1
Passing over the Dried Indian Creek trestle for the final time
Title:  Passing over the Dried Indian Creek trestle for the final time
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:15 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
GWRR 6580 rumbles off the Dried Indian Creek Trestle as it heads to pick|p storage cars
Title:  GWRR 6580 rumbles off the Dried Indian Creek Trestle as it heads to pick|p storage cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:16 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
Coupling onto sporage cars on the Porterdale lead
Title:  Coupling onto sporage cars on the Porterdale lead
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars loving
Title:  First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars loving
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:18 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars moving
Title:  First generation EMD's smoke it up to get the storage cars moving
Description:  CSX interchange track can be seen in the b{ckground
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:19 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  734   Comments: 0
A small crowd has gatwered to watch the final run of the Covington Branch.
Title:  A small crowd has gatwered to watch the final run of the Covington Branch.
Description:  From left to right, Bradley, David Stewart and Freddy Frank. I rode down here with David Stewart and we were expecting to be the only ones that witnessed the event, but a few other railfans came out to pay their respects to the line before it was too late.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:20 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  1096   Comments: 6
pulling cars past the switch and through the field
Title:  pulling cars past the switch and through the field
Description:  Though it looks like just a grassy field, i found out the wrong way that a little ditch in the field was filled with knee deep liquid mud, thankfully the camera came out ok but i probably destroyed my shoes.
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:21 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
The roar of 067's rattles the neighborhoods of Covington for the last time
Title:  The roar of 067's rattles the neighborhoods of Covington for the last time
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:25 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
Smoking it up through the tree tunnel
Title:  Smoking it up through the tree tunnel
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:26 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
Backing up on rough track
Title:  Backing up on rough track
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:27 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
This is the end, my only friend, the end.
Title:  This is the end, my only friend, the end.
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:28 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
Over 100 years of operation coming to an end
Title:  Over 100 years of operation coming to an end
Description:  And with one final bark of the 567's, over 100 years of rail operations on the Covington branch come to a end.-
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:29 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
The switch is lined for the last time, and the CSX power backs on
Title:  The switch is lined for the last time, and the CSX power backs on
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:30 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
Train is coupled and ready to move
Title:  Train is coupled and ready to move
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:32 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8128(SD40-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) CSX 8610(SD50-2) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
CSX 8128 leads the funeral train out of town
Title:  CSX 8128 leads the funeral train out of town
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 12:37:03 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8128(SD40-2) CSX 8610(SD50-2) HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  943   Comments: 0
Rolling out of Covington for the last time
Title:  Rolling out of Covington for the last time
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:02 PM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
Dragging the Great Walton power to the interchange
Title:  Dragging the Great Walton power to the interchange
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:05 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8128(SD40-2) CSX 8610(SD50-2) GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
567's get 20 cars rolling again
Title:  567's get 20 cars rolling again
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
Lets roll!
Title:  Lets roll!
Description:  The two 567 powered beasts put on a show that Social Circle has probably not seen since the Georgia Railrold era as they smoke and roar past the depot
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:06 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
Give it up, give all you got
Title:  Give it up, give all you got
Description:  The geeps put out a cloud of smoke that can be seen from miles as they tackle the hills and dales of northeast Georgia
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/1/2009 1:48:09 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  531   Comments: 3
Covington power backing across route 11
Title:  Covington power backing across route 11
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:17 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HRT 8395(GP10) GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
HRT 8395
Title:  HRT 8395
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:23 PM
Location:  Social Circle, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9) HRT 8395(GP10)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
Dust and smoke, i love backwoods railroading
Title:  Dust and smoke, i love backwoods railroading
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 8:53:38 PM
Location:  Monroe, GA
Author:  Nikos Kavoori
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  135   Comments: 1
GRWR GP9 6580
Title:  GRWR GP9 6580
Description:  Phase lll GP9
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:43 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  163   Comments: 1
GRWR GP9 6580
Title:  GRWR GP9 6580
Description:  Phase lll GP9
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:26 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
GRWR GP9 6580
Title:  GRWR GP9 6580
Description:  Phase lll GP9
Photo Date:  9/30/2009  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 3:23:11 AM
Location:  Monroe, GA
Author:  David Stewart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
Rear shot of GRWR unit at Covington
Title:  Rear shot of GRWR unit at Covington
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:45 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  180   Comments: 1
Roster Shot of Covington assigned geep.
Title:  Roster Shot of Covington assigned geep.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:46 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  214   Comments: 1
The Covington Branch in its heyday under Great Walton control with GRWR Geep coupled to inbound woodchip cars in the yard in downtown.
Title:  The Covington Branch in its heyday under Great Walton control with GRWR Geep coupled to inbound woodchip cars in the yard in downtown.
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:19 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  230   Comments: 1
Various shots of Hartwell and Great Walton County RR over the years
Title:  Various shots of Hartwell and Great Walton County RR over the years
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:24 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  231   Comments: 2
Detail of GWRR lettering on hood of GP-9 at Covington
Title:  Detail of GWRR lettering on hood of GP-9 at Covington
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:24 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  Hank Stephens
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
Great Walton painted Geep sits in the sun at Covington in the early 2000s
Title:  Great Walton painted Geep sits in the sun at Covington in the early 2000s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2010  Upload Date: 9/11/2010 11:50:25 AM
Location:  Covington, GA
Author:  William Wes Downs
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GRWR 6580(GP9)
Views:  204   Comments: 1


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