I was surprised to see that this hadn't show up yet, but today is the 150th Anniversary of the legendary "Great Locomotive Chase" that occured during the Civil War.
Go to this link to read more about what happened- http://www.southernmuseum.org/exhibits/the-general/.
The whereabouts of the engines involved are well known.
-The General is at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA (not to far from where the actual event occured)
-The Texas is in the Cyclorama in Atlanta, GA.
Go to this link to read more about what happened- http://www.southernmuseum.org/exhibits/the-general/.
The whereabouts of the engines involved are well known.
-The General is at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA (not to far from where the actual event occured)
-The Texas is in the Cyclorama in Atlanta, GA.