"The Anderson Raid / Great Locomotive Chase" Topic
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| Yesthatphil | 12 Apr 2012 7:39 a.m. PST |
COW 2009 … link
It was quite a coincidence as I had only visited the route of the raid a few months earlier whilst on a historical tour through Georgia … |
| dmebust | 12 Apr 2012 8:44 a.m. PST |
The silent film with Buster Keaton was filmed in Oregon. A small claim to fame regarding this subject. The engine sat in a creek, where it had landed following the big crash scene, until WW2 when it was recovered and scrapped for the war effort. |
| Yesthatphil | 12 Apr 2012 3:05 p.m. PST |
But the Texas is still on view in Atlanta …
Phil |
 gamertom  | 12 Apr 2012 8:49 p.m. PST |
I believe dmebust is referring to the scene where the Union general orders a locomotive onto a burning bridge assuring everyone the bridge will hold it while his men ford the river. See from 7:10 to about 8:20 in this segment of the movie: YouTube link All in all The General is one of the best comedies around and a pinnacle of achievement for Buster Keaton. Some of the equipment was actual stock left from 60 years previous. |
| Cleburne1863 | 13 Apr 2012 6:37 a.m. PST |
Yeah, he's talking about the train used in the movie, not the actual historical engine. |
| Yesthatphil | 13 Apr 2012 7:27 a.m. PST |
Indeed. I thought there was no harm noting there is real stuff to see, too. |
| Ed Mohrmann | 13 Apr 2012 7:35 a.m. PST |
Never gamed it. The escape of 8 of the raiders from
confinement and their journey (in pairs) over hundreds
of miles back to Union lines is quite a story in and
of itself. |
| 11th ACR | 13 Apr 2012 7:59 a.m. PST |
Civil War Railroads & Modeling.
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| donlowry | 13 Apr 2012 10:34 a.m. PST |
One of the raiders, Pittenger, was buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Fallbrook, California, where I used to live. |
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