The General October 12, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor of Patterson, New Jersey, built The General for $8,850. It entered service on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in January 1856.
The Texas April 1, 2025 Railfanning.org Digital Library Danforth, Cooke & Co. built the Texas locomotive in New Jersey in 1856.