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HawkinsRails.net - Shortlines photographs HawkinsRails.net - Shortlines photographs
HawkinsRails.net - Shortlines photographs
HawkinsRails.net - Shortlines photographs
   

he story of American railroads has been told many times, and the ramifications of their growth have been explored by masters in the art of history and storytelling. The flamboyant romance of the our great rail systems has been extolled by learned authors and motion picture studios.  But one aspect of America's rail lore has been neglected like a country cousin, and that is exactly what it is: the realm of the shortline country railroads. The very nature of the little pikes makes them unique in contrast to the coldly efficient transcontinental systems. The story of the shortline railroads needs to be told before it is too late. Our little country-cousin roads are quickly disappearing.

Clifton E. Hull, 1969

 

HawkinsRails.net represents 50 years of railfan photography, shared by a father and son, with special focus on railroad lines in the southeast United States. Here we feature locomotives, rolling stock, and location shots from dozens of independent shortline railroads both current and defunct, both well known and obscure. All photographs are by John or Ralph Hawkins unless otherwise noted. Click Click to learn more about ordering reprints or files to learn more about ordering a reprint or digital file of a particular photograph on this page.

 
 

Premier Shortline Collection

The Delta Route - Columbus & Greenville

The Delta Route - Columbus & Greenville

 

Special Shortline Collections

Aberdeen, Carolina & WesternArkansas & MissouriThe Bay LineBuckingham Branch
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg SouthernChattahoochee ValleyChattahooche IndustrialKiamichi
Louisiana & NorthwestMississippianMidSouth RailMississippi & Skuna Valley

 

All Shortline Collections

  • Kiamichi

  • Louisiana & Delta

  • Louisiana Eastern

  • Louisiana & Northwest

  • Maine Eastern

  • Meridian & Bigbee

  • MidSouth Rail

  • Mississippian

  • Mississippi Export

  • Mississippi Central

  • Mississippi & Skuna Valley

  • Mobile & Gulf

  • Moscow, Camden & San Augustine

  • New Orleans Public Belt

  • North Louisiana & Gulf

  • Pearl River Valley

  • Pickens

  • Prescott & Northwestern

  • Rio Grande Southern

  • Smokey Mountain

  • Sumter & Choctaw

  • Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern

  • Wiregrass Central

Industrial and Lumber Collections

  • Alabama By-Products Company
  • Alger-Sullivan Sawmill Company
  • Canasauga Lumber Company
  • Central Foundry Company
  • Central Illinois Public Service
  • Crown Zellerbach Corp.
  • DeBardeleben Coal Corp.
  • Green Bros Gravel Company
  • Gulf Power Company
  • Louisiana Cypress Lumber Company
  • Martin Bros Sawmill Company
  • Mobile River Saw Mill Company
  • Newport Industries
  • Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.
  • T R Miller Mill Company
  • Twin Seams Mining Company
  • US Air Force
  • Willis Short Line Co
Industrial and Lumber CollectionsIndustrial and Lumber CollectionsIndustrial and Lumber Collections

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