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American Freedom Train
Three different steam locomotives hauled this special created to celebrate America's Bicentennial as it crisscrossed the United States.
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Photo ID: 843116

GAINESVILLE TX March 9 1976 — ORHF 4449 is closing in on the Oklahoma-Texas border after departing Gainesville. The Freedom Train departed Ft Worth TX in early morning cloudy weather. This photo... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Gainesville, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: ORHF 4449
Train ID: Freedom Train
Photo Date: March 09, 1976


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By: Charles Stookey

Added: Oct 18, 2023

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Photo ID: 822756

On this day in 1976, after a stay in Southern California that included Christmas in Pomona the American Freedom train with 4449 leading and with an assist from SD45T-2s 9389 and 9371 hits the diam... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Colton, California, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4449
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 21, 1976


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By: John Hawkins

Added: Jan 21, 2023

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Photo ID: 766095

SP 4449 leads the American Freedom train, through Woods Cross, Utah in 1975. Tom Ellis photo.

Railroad: Southern Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Woods Cross, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: SP 4449
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December, 1975


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By: Tom Ellis photos by Steve Ellis

Added: Mar 14, 2021

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Photo ID: 739906

In its third and final American Freedom Train paint scheme, former Reading 4-8-4 #2101, is seen taking a break between scheduled runs. Tom Golden photo.

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 1
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 20, 1975


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By: Sam Beck collection

Added: Jun 20, 2020

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Photo ID: 721068

Amtrak's Empire Builder rolls by the former Milwaukee Road depot as it slows for its stop at Red Wing, MN on a cloudy October morning. The station has been restored and is used by Amtrak. The Miss... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Red Wing, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 129
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 06, 2018


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By: Bill Edgar

Added: Dec 29, 2019

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Photo ID: 640568

Three years after being severely damaged in a Kentucky roundhouse fire, former Reading 4-8-4 2101 is stuffed and mounted at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 1
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 20, 1981


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Dec 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 614588

Smoking in SLO

Amtrak's Transcontinental Steam Excursion puts on a show as it departs San Luis Obispo, California, on the morning of April 27, 1977. This excursion, led by fo... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 4449
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 27, 1977


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Apr 27, 2017

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Photo ID: 614518

Central Coast Steam

Amtrak's Transcontinental Steam Excursion arrives in San Luis Obispo, where it will spend the night before assaulting Cuesta Grade as it heads to Oakland t... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 4449
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 26, 1977


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Apr 26, 2017

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Photo ID: 614515

Following the Starlight Up the Coast

American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 is back on familiar rails as it departs Los Angeles with Amtrak's Transcontinental Steam Excursionmore)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 4449
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 26, 1977


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Apr 26, 2017

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Photo ID: 614467

Forget Cleveland…Chatsworth Rocks!

”Chatsworth Rocks” was the location of many publicity photos of Southern Pacific’s Coast Daylight back in the steam days, so it was,... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Chatsworth, California, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 4449
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 26, 1977


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Apr 26, 2017

Views: 6,156
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Photo ID: 614209

Daylight in Yuma

Amtrak's Transcontinental Steam Excursion departs Yuma, Arizona, and is just about to cross into California, on April 24, 1977. After the American Fre... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Yuma, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 4449
Train ID: Westbound Special
Photo Date: April 24, 1977


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By: Craig Walker

Added: Apr 23, 2017

Views: 5,290
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Photo ID: 607060

The engineer of the American Freedom Train looks back for hand signals as he switches the train for display in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 4-8-4 is near JU tower, and the train is being sp... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 1
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 27, 1976


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Feb 17, 2017

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Photo ID: 604209

This was a two day northbound ferry run on the Southern Railway to get the 444 back with the American Freedom Train in the DC area. On the morning of day two, the train is seen shortly after depar... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Jamestown, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: AFT4449
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 29, 1976


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By: Paul F. De Luca

Added: Jan 24, 2017

Views: 4,479
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Photo ID: 555070

The American Freedom train travelled east on the former DL&W mainline on July 22, 1976, moving between exhibitions in Scranton, PA and Morristown, NJ. By the time the former Reading T-1 got to An... (more)

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Analomink, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 1
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 22, 1976


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Nov 18, 2015

Views: 6,649
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Photo ID: 548585

Ex-Reading T-1 No. 2101 is coming off the old PRR Northern Central Railway at CLY Tower, on its way to the New Cumberland Army Depot for display. The exhaust was absolutely deafening.

Railroad: American Freedom Train
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Cly, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AFT 1
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 01, 1976


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By: Bob Kise

Added: Sep 30, 2015

Views: 4,541
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