The Story of America's Freedom Trains

Yahoo! Groups : American Freedom Train -- Pictures and discussion of the two Freedom Trains. Hosted by John Lewis.

Train GIF Terminal -- Greg Wiltsie's computer art of both Freedom Trains.

The Freedom Train

1947 - 1949 Freedom Train materials from the National Archives -- Courtesy of Craig Harmon of The Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives.

Casey Jones Home & RR Museum Jackson, TN -- home of the plaques from the sides of the diesel that pulled the 1947 Freedom Train.

Galveston Island Railroad Museum Galveston, TX -- home of the Glen Fee, the last remaining car of the 1947-49 Freedom Train.

The American Freedom Train

Barry Howard Limited Los Angeles -- designer of the 1975-76 American Freedom Train experience.

Texas State Railroad Palestine, TX -- home of AFT locomotive #610.

Friends of SP 4449 Portland, OR -- home of AFT locomotive #4449.

Baltimore & Ohio RR Museum Baltimore, MD -- home of AFT locomotive #1 (and the tender from T-1 #2100).

Golden Pacific Railroad Tacoma, WA -- home of T-1 #2100 (and the tender from AFT locomotive #1, now converted to oil).

National New York Central Railroad Museum Elkhart, IN -- home of the auxiliary water tender used on the American Freedom Train.

Pacific Northwest Chapter of the NRHS Portland, OR -- home of AFT tool car #PNWC 76.

PRPA Portland, OR -- home of AFT power car #111 (the 'Exit Car'); the last AFT car in existence through which over 7,000,000 visitors passed on their journey through the American Freedom Train.

Union Pacific Omaha, NE -- owners of AFT power car #200 (the 'Bunk Car') and Preamble Express locomotive #951.

ACF Industries St. Charles, MO -- owners of 'the other' AFT car #200 - Ross Rowland's private car in the early 1970's and the first car to wear the American Freedom Train name. Formerly named the Brothers Two, now named the Independence.

Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Prince George, BC, Canada -- home of former AFT car #201 (sleeping car), and AFT car #202 (the 'Pie Car').

West Coast Railway Heritage Park Squamish, BC, Canada -- home of former AFT car #204 (the 'Office Car').

Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Elbe, WA -- Two cars from the American Freedom Train reside here, AFT #203 (the 'Bar Car') and observation car #205 (the 'Press Car').

Yahoo! Groups : Discovery Train -- Pictures and discussion of the National Museums of Canada Discovery Train (Le Train de la Decouverte) - what most of the cars of the American Freedom Train became from 1978 - 1980.