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The General Lee Steam Loco is safe for now

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:23 PM

54light15
People got in the habit of saying, "The General" after the Buster Keaton classic film, one of my all-time favourites! In any event, the locomotive is the real article! 

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Posted by 54light15 on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 3:58 PM

People got in the habit of saying, "The General" after the Buster Keaton classic film, one of my all-time favourites! In any event, the locomotive is the real article! 

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Posted by Penny Trains on Monday, August 21, 2017 7:18 PM

Yes, and it's not even so specific so as to have a "The", it's just "General" like the loco chasing it was just "Texas".

These are the most impressive models of the "Great Locomotive Chase" locomotives you're likely to see.  They were hand carved from ivory by Mooney Warther between 1905 and 1971.  In those days ivory was legal.  These days, it's double jeopardy if society turns against something in such a radical way.  If you've never seen the Warther carvings, you should come to Ohio!  Welcome

http://thewarthermuseum.com/

But anyways.  Destroying historical monuments serves no purpose.  Wish more railroads had looked at their equipment in that vein and saved some of the icons for posterity.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, August 21, 2017 6:15 PM

The RF&P here in Virginia had a 4-8-4 named the "General Robert E. Lee,"  howver it was sent for scrap many moons ago.

Too bad, those "Generals," "Governors," and "Statesmen" locomotives were fine machines, it's a shame none were saved.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, August 21, 2017 6:11 PM

And it is not the 'General Lee'!  It is the General, without association with any particular named army.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, August 21, 2017 4:46 PM

CandOforprogress2

Lets hope that reason overcomes the popular insanity that is the order of the day.

  http://locomotive.wikia.com/wiki/Western_%26_Atlantic_Railroad_%27General%27

 

Talking about the "General?"  I wouldn't worry about it, it's well=insulated in that museum.

I agree with you on the hysteria going on right now.  Captain Eddie Rickenbacker said it a long time ago, "Never underestimate the power of hysteria!"

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The General Lee Steam Loco is safe for now
Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Sunday, August 20, 2017 12:15 PM

Lets hope that reason overcomes the popular insanity that is the order of the day.

  http://locomotive.wikia.com/wiki/Western_%26_Atlantic_Railroad_%27General%27

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