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unusual facts about The Great Locomotive Chase


Cornelia, Georgia

Notably, it was the retirement home of baseball legend Ty Cobb who was born nearby, and was a base of operation for production of the 1956 Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase that was filmed along the Tallulah Falls Railway that ran from Cornelia northward along the rim of Tallulah Gorge to Franklin, NC.


Henry P. Haney

Henry P. Haney (November 25, 1846 - November 19, 1923) was an American Last survivor of The Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.

Ormsby M. Mitchel

The pursuit of Andrews' Raiders formed the basis of the Buster Keaton silent film The General and a dramatic 1956 Walt Disney film, The Great Locomotive Chase.

Tallulah Falls Railway

Later, in 1955, Walt Disney selected the railway as the location of principal photography for The Great Locomotive Chase.


see also

Henry Haney

Henry P. Haney (1846–1923), American last survivor of The Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War

Wilson Brown

Wilson W. Brown, (1837–1916) was a soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his role in the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.