The announcement of the Freedom Train plan on May 22, 1947, provoked spirited commentary on the state of Freedom in Black America. Black American poet Langston Hughes wrote a …

The American Freedom Train (AFT) was a 26-car train led by one of three enormous steam engines restored just for the occasion. Over a 21 month period from April 1, 1975 to December …

The 1947-1949 Freedom Train toured all 48 states, reminding Americans of the blessings of liberty.

2024年8月26日 · On March 28, 1975 #2101 picked up the American Freedom Train at Cameron Station in Alexandria, Virginia and began its journey north to Wilmington, Delaware's Delaware …

Preserving the memory of the two greatest railroading events of the 20th Century.

2017年11月26日 · Ted Widmer writes about segregation, the Truman Presidency, and the Freedom Train, a mobile exhibit of Americana that travelled by rail, beginning in 1947.

1 天前 · The American Freedom Train was pulled by three steam locomotives: One of them is known as "AFT NO. 1," and it's getting a massive cosmetic restoration.Sitting outside the B&O …