Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History – Page 4

150 years later, Andrews Raid still resonates

Dozens of trains roar through Kennesaw every day. They speed past the historic 1908 train depot in the heart of town.

Southern Museum Gearing Up for Great Locomotive Chase Sesquicentennial

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is gearing up to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the Civil War’s most thrilling episodes.

Marking the anniversary of the Andrews Raid

North Georgia saw its fair share of battles during the Civil War, but “the most extraordinary and astounding adventure of the war,” as one Civil War-era newspaper put it, typically doesn’t garner more than a few words in most history books.

The former home of Casey Jones, perhaps the most famous locomotive engineer, is now a museum.

Get in touch with Casey Jones and Jackson’s railroad past

When Casey Jones’ locomotive crashed near Vaughn, Miss., he vaulted into history and American folklore.

‘Big Shanty, 20 minutes for breakfast’

The General steam locomotive pulled the morning passenger train, winding its way through the rural Georgia countryside. Shortly before 6 a.m. on a rainy morning, Engineer Jeff Cain blew the locomotive’s whistle to signal that Big Shanty was approaching.