Running through the ‘new’ tunnel in Tunnel Hill, Georgia

TUNNEL HILL, Georgia — I filmed a quick video reflecting on passing through the 1928 tunnel on the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the “first-ever immersive reenactment of the Great Locomotive Chase” from Kennesaw, Georgia, to Ringgold, Georgia. Read more This article was published by Tales from the Rails and is republished here with permission. Click here to view the original.

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.

Franklin Alexander “Van” Crawford is one of the lesser-known participants in the Great Locomotive Chase, even if his role was minor.