January 10th, 2018
We stopped to visit a friend in Lavonia, Georgia, and followed the HRT before lunch from Toccoa to a year-old wreck site in Eastanollee, before doing a bit more exploring on our way to Atlanta.
Toccoa, Georgia
(map) Toccoa is the western limit of the historic Hartland Railway, which has existed as a shortline since its creation in the 19th century.
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Hartland Rail pulls out of Toccoa heading east.
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Hartland Rail pulls out of Toccoa heading east.
Martin, Georgia
(map) Martin is a small community just outside Lavonia in north-east Georgia.
Lula, Georgia
(map) Lula is north-east of Atlanta, Georgia.
January 11th, 2018
We explored along an abandoned line eastward until finding the tracks back and a CSX local working at Waycross, before heading south to the railfan platform at Folkston. After having supper with friends in Jacksonville, we finished the day at the The Ponce, a railfan-friendly hotel in Saint Augustine with its own viewing platform for the Florida East Coast.
Waycross, Georgia
(map) Waycross is on the CSX north-west of Folkston.
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CSX local at Waycross.
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CSX local at Waycross.
Folkson, Georgia
(map) Folkston is a town just north of the Florida border that has embraced trainspotting to the extent that they have built a train viewing platform complete with a permanent scanner.
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CSX northbound at the Folkston Funnel.
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CSX northbound at the Folkston Funnel.
