Railroad operations were often less than smooth affairs.
Monday, April 30, 1900, is perhaps best remembered as the day of Casey Jones’ famous wreck in Mississippi.
Three hundred and seventy-five miles away in the Hall County community of Belmont, it must have seemed like a normal day for the passengers on the Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad.
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When the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway leased the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1890, the railroad took possession of the General locomotive.
In October 1967, Georgia officials sued Chattanooga in federal court. Shortly thereafter, U.S. District Judge Frank Wilson ordered federal marshals to take responsibility for protecting The General, relieving Hamilton County Sheriff Frank Newell of the responsibility.
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On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.
