Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War. Today, the locomotive is preserved at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The card in the scans is the actual card you are buying. Look carefully at all scans for exact condition.

This part of a large lot of postcard I bought that are all train related, I will be having more auctions in the coming weeks.

All cars are sent in stiff cardboard mailer, cards over $50 are put in a plastic case too.