Tales from the Rails

The fight for the General (Part I)

A story almost too ridiculous to believe.

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Todd DeFeo
Jun 23, 2024
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A postcard of The General. (Railfanning.org Library)

When the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1890, the railroad took possession of the General locomotive.

In many ways, the famed steamer assumed the role of the Western & Atlantic's public face, which the locomotive still holds to some degree today.

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