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Bachmann Trains The General - HO Scale Ready To Run Electric Train Set
Bachmann Trains The General - HO Scale Ready To Run Electric Train Set
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Bachmann Trains The General - HO Scale Ready To Run Electric Train Set
- Bachmann Trains THE GENERAL - HO Scale Ready to Run Electric Train Set. The Civil Wars famous Great Locomotive Chase comes to life with the General Train Set!
- On April 12, 1862, James J. Andrew and a group of Union raiders commandeered the Souths American 4-4-0 locomotive named the General, from the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Their plan was to sabotage rebel railroad lined deep behind enemy lines.
- An alert Wamp;ARR conductor William Fuller noticed the locomotive moving and with two fellow employees was soon in hot pursuit through the mountains of Northern Georgia.
- They followed the General on foot until they were able to commandeer another locomotive The Texas to continue the chase. After many stops to uproot track, and cut telegraph lines, The General ran out of wood fuel and water and was abandoned.
- Andrews Raiders were later captured near Chattanooga. Some were able to escape from jail, but 8 were hung as spies. The youngest of the Raiders, 19 year-old Jacob Parriott was the first soldier awarded the Medal of Honor by Secretary of War Stanton.
- The General Train set lets you experience all the excitement of this historic adventure.
- Complete Ready To Run Train Set includes: 4-4-0 American locomotive with operating headlight and tender, old-time box car, old time gondola car, old time combine car, quartermaster and telegraphic office building.
- Features an American 4-4-0 Locomotive, Power pack and speed controller.
- 56? x 38? oval of snap-fit E-Z Track¿.
- HO Scale 1:87.
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