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 ...

April is the time for baseball, hot dogs and remembering the History and Heritage of Dixie! Did you know that April is Confederate History and Heritage Month in the South and Friday April 26, 2013 ...

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 ...

General Electric, which accounts for roughly two-thirds of new locomotives in the US, has the first Tier 4-compliant diesel-electric locomotive in the country. The aptly-named "GE Evolution Series ...

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 ...