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Weak locomotives

Typical, slow locomotive of the times, this one of the Orange & Alexandria RR, similar to the one that pulled the cars Longstreet’s veterans rode in from Chattanooga to the vicinity of Knoxville. Well, “rode.” They rode downhill. They had … Continue reading

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