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Sandersville Railroad Gallery

The Sandersville Railroad operates from a connection with Norfolk Southern at Tennille, GA to Kaolin, 9.1 miles. The chief item of freight is kaolin, a white clay used in the manufacture of paper products, ceramics, paints, rubber tires, cement, roofing shingles, electrical insulation, and stomach remedies. Sitting on the world's largest belt of kaolin, the road moves approximately 36,000 cars of freight each year. The road also ships chemicals, forest-related products, mostly wood chips and lumber, and general commodities.

Sandersville images courtesy of Berky's Georgia Railroading Website, Keith Berkebile.
SAN 1400 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad 1400 with road slug 90 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Originally Illinois Terminal 1513, the SW1500 was acquired from Norfolk Southern. Image by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 1100 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad SW1500 #1100 with road slug 91 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Image by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 1500 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad 1500, an SW1500 originally on the Southern Pacific roster, at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Image by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 1200 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad 1200 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. The SW1200 began service in 1964 as Union Railroad #12. Image by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 1300 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad SW1500 #1300 in the shop at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Image by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 90 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad road slug 90, originally Rock Island #55, sandwiched by #1500 and caboose #60 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Photo by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 91 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad road slug #91 with #1100 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Photo by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
SAN 60 Sandersville, GA Sandersville Railroad caboose #60 at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Photo by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.
Sandersville Railroad Office Sandersville, GA The Sandersville Railroad office building at Sandersville, GA on January 31, 2001. Photo by Keith Berkebile. Added 5/18/2001.