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  2. The General (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War.

  3. The Texas (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Western & Atlantic Railroad #49 "Texas" is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1856 for the Western & Atlantic Railroad by Danforth, Cooke & Co., best known as the principal pursuit engine in the Great Locomotive Chase, chasing the General after the latter was stolen by Union saboteurs in an attempt to ruin the Confederate rail system during the American Civil War.

  4. Northern Central Railway of York - Wikipedia

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    A reproduction 4-4-0 steam locomotive hauls passengers over 10 miles of Northern Central Railway track between New Freedom and Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania. [1] The operation was originally named Steam into History and held its grand opening on June 1, 2013. [2] In 2019 it took up the historical name Northern Central Railway. [3]

  5. Retirement of steam locomotives by country - Wikipedia

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    The first steam locomotive in South Korea (Korea at the time) was the Moga (Mogul) 2-6-0, which first ran on 9 September 1899 on the Gyeong-In Line. Other South Korean steam locomotive classes include the Sata, Pureo, Ame, Sig, Mika (USRA Heavy Mikado), Pasi (USRA Light Pacific), Hyeogi (Narrow gauge), Class 901, Mateo, Sori and Tou. Used until ...

  6. Best Friend of Charleston - Wikipedia

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    On June 17, 1831, the Best Friend was the first locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam pressure release valve; he had grown tired of hearing it whistle, so to stop the noise he closed the valve permanently. (Another account has him placing a stout piece of ...

  7. Confederate railroads in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Railroads in the Civil War: The Impact of Management on Victory and Defeat (LSU Press, 2001) Clarke, Robert L. "The Florida Railroad Company in the Civil War," Journal of Southern History (1953) 19#2 pp. 180–192 in JSTOR; Cotterill, R. S. "The Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1861-1865," American Historical Review (1924) 29#4 pp. 700–715 ...

  8. The Yonah (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Built in 1848 by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey, [3] the Yonah was the third 4-4-0 locomotive purchased by the Western and Atlantic Railroad.Very little is known about the engine's service life, but it is assumed to have served as a construction train as the railroad was being built from Atlanta, Georgia to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was believed to have been the first ...

  9. Category:Steam locomotives of the United States - Wikipedia

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    GE steam turbine locomotives; Gov. Stanford; Grand Trunk Western 5629; Great Northern 2507; Great Northern 2584; Great Northern F-8; Great Northern H-5; Great Northern M-1; Great Northern O-1; Great Northern P-1; Great Northern P-2; Great Northern Q-1; Great Northern S-1; Great Northern S-2; Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702

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