South of Merced, CA on the SP San Joaquin Division. Half day off from work was worth it!

Happy Independence Day. This American flag shows the effects of being displaying on a steam locomotive during the Wilmington & Western's Grand Reopening celebration in late June 2007.

1976, the bicentenial year brought forth many red white and blue locomotives. This B&M unit is my favorite.

Amtrak's "The Patriot" makes a station stop at Penn Station Newark. I had just rode this train from Penn Station New York. It began its run at Boston at 9:30a, changed to an electric motor at New ... (more)

New York, Susquehanna & Western RS1 252 was painted for the country's Bicentenial Celebration. Here she's seen working the Edgewater yard in front of the already long abandoned Ford Plant (which ... (more)

To commemorate the sixty-six Union Pacific employee/reservists who were called to active duty for "Operation Desert Storm," Union Pacific painted SD40-2 3593 (ex-8084) into this distinctive camouf... (more)

BN's bicentennial unit 1776 still looks good as it awaits departure in Missoula, Montana.

Toledo, Peoria and Western Bicentenial unit.

American Freedom Train 4-8-4 4449 (ex-SP GS-4 4449) passes through Camarillo, CA on New Year's Eve, 1975 on the way to the next display location — Santa Barbara. This is a companion to photo 98... (more)

The bicentenial was still a year away and on this particular day both the D&H and B&M tri-color units were in Mickyville on the same day.

Reading 2101, just off its gig as the American Freedom Train, is dressed up in Chessie colors to celebrate the 150th birthday of the B&O as the Chessie Steam Special.

Seaboard Coast Line U36B 1776, the very first Bicentennial diesel, along with two Santa Fe cars (steam generator and display car) and Frisco caboose 1776 (all painted to match), toured from Richmo... (more)

Bicentennial Caboose

ARRs Bicentennial unit at the north side of the shops. The lettering has already had problems.

Railfan friendly BAR paid tribute to the fans who made the trip up to Maine to see their rolling diesel museum by painting a BL2 back to it's original colors and # and named it the "American Railf... (more)