Six Flags Over Georgia 4-4-0 No. 3
Austell, Georgia, United States 		Location: Six Flags Over Georgia
Status: Dieselized
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Posted: Jun 18, 2018 @ 19:06:04 by Tommy Gray
The General suffered a fire in its tender recently. The fire appears to be from the motor/pump. You can find video of this on Youtube. Not sure how much was damaged, but the locomotive is out of service.
Posted: Jan 5, 2008 @ 12:01:44 by Cannonball7
On a visit to the park in late July 2007, the "General" was still not operational with its diesel hydraulic power plant. The locomotive sat inside the 'Engine House' while the tender was outside behind it with no cover on...leaving the diesel engine exposed to the elements. (It appears management doesn't seem to care what rots outside in the elements on their railroad!) The "Texas" was running - albeit incredibly loud with a lot of diesel exhaust. The running gear looked awful and was making an odd squeaking sound.
Posted: Feb 20, 2007 @ 13:02:18 by Charlie

The Six Flags over Georgia Railroad has been a big part of my life since 1974. I can still remember the cars when they where white an not the brown of today and the General an texas being painted the sam colors. It was always my fav. ride in the park an that never changed as I got older. The General was always my fav of the two. This ride is one of the reasons that today history is a big part of my life, and it was that way with the whole park. Now they have used locomotives of a des. that, as far as I know, was never used ANYWHERE in the US. If anyone ever wants to talk about this fine old man or his brother the Texas drop me a line at ANewPower@aol.com. You also might want to get a copy of Johny Chash's Riding the Rails, both locomotives are in the video.

Posted: Oct 21, 2006 @ 20:10:24 by Dan
The General has been converted to a Diesel-Hydraulic outline locomotive and is still being used at the SFOG RR.
Posted: May 9, 2005 @ 18:05:13 by Bill Dennington
I worked on the SFOG RR from 1970 through 1975. First as fireman then after one and half seasons promoted to engineer. During those years we regularly ran two trains at once on Fridays through Sundays and on the more highly attended holiday periods such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Fourth of July. Each train was five cars of the original heavy wood construction.  The locomotives were in top condition as they were only at that time not even 10 years old. They burned Number 2 Diesel. We ran them counter clock wise during those years as the grade from Rabun Gap to Marthasville was somewhat less steep than what was faced out of Marthasville going the other way. Both locomotives were great talkers going up grade. The General was easier to fire, but the Texas seemed to be the stronger of the two. It is sad to go to the park now and see the railroad in such sad shape. 
Posted: Jan 12, 2005 @ 15:01:41 by Andrew Durden
They may have been fired on #2 when Steve worked there in the 80's, but when I was an engineer there in 2000-2003, the last years they operated, they burned Kerosene.  I have to say we probably would have done better with #2, though.
Posted: Oct 24, 2004 @ 17:10:43 by Stephen S. Syfrett
When I worked on these locomotives in 1984 and 1985 they were fired with No. 2 diesel.  To my knowledge they were never fired on propane.
Posted: Mar 8, 2004 @ 01:03:23 by Andrew Durden
The 2004 season opened with no train at all.  Gretta blew another motor, the second since she's been at SFOG.  It would have once again cost less to fix the General, but both engines continue to sit and rust under the pine trees.  As Bill Purdie would say, there's a special place in hell...
Posted: Dec 13, 2003 @ 24:12:24 by Kalem Wilson
Sad talk for the General in the 2004 season. Many say the train will be desilized.
Posted: Jul 30, 2003 @ 13:07:58 by Andrew Durden
Also, the locomotive burns kerosene, not propane.
Posted: Jul 30, 2003 @ 13:07:00 by Andrew Durden
Locomotive is no longer operational.  She developed a pin-hole in one of her tubes early in the 2003 season.  Since Six Flags had already aquired the diesel-hydraulic "Gretta" from Six Flags Fiesta Texas, they have shown no interest in doing the minor repairs required to return the General to service.  A shame, since she received new firebox, staybolts, axles and valve gear in the mid-1990's.  I will post a photo, as well as the locomotive's statistics as soon as I get the chance.