By 1950 the general form of a diesel locomotive with a frame containing the power plant supported by bogies carrying traction equipment was well established, but the Fell eschewed this layout in ...

In 1967, officials in Tennessee and Georgia battled in court over possession of the General, a Civil War-era steam locomotive previously at the center of a war adventure known as the Great ...

"The General" sits in Gettysburg in 1963, as part of centennial observances of the Battle of Gettysburg. A researcher is looking for an answer to the questions: How did the locomotive - made ...

At about 5 a.m. on April 12, Andrews and 20 raiders boarded a locomotive nicknamed the General, uncoupling passenger cars but keeping the tender and three boxcars. Around 14 miles north of Big ...

The group became known as Andrews’ Raiders. They had four days to travel approximately 200 miles, steal a locomotive named the General, and complete their mission. “[These men] volunteered to ...