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This article lists all of the station stops made by the American Freedom Train tour in 1975 and 1976. 1975. April 1975. April 1 – Wilmington, Delaware;
The American Freedom Train waiting at the Naval Air Station in Miramar, California, on January 15, 1976 Southern Pacific 4449 stopping in Georgia in 1976 while pulling the American Freedom Train Lunar Rover display in car of the American Freedom Train. A second freedom train, the American Freedom Train, toured the country in 1975–76 to ...
The American Freedom Train stopping in the Naval Air Station in Miramar, California on January 15, 1976. The official Bicentennial events began April 1, 1975, when the American Freedom Train launched in Wilmington, Delaware to start its 21-month, 25,388-mile (40,858 km) tour of the 48 contiguous states. [18]
Former Southern Pacific Railroad GS-4 class 4-8-4 number 4449 is painted in a special red, white and blue paint scheme and tours the United States as the power for the American Freedom Train. Denman McNear succeeds Benjamin Biaggini as president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad .
The American Freedom Train was met by some protest, particularly from American Indian Movement and People's Bicentennial Commission activists concerned about inadequate coverage on the train regarding African American and Native American history. Rowland responded to the criticism by offering a tour to some protestors while stating "We only ...
It was also used to pull the American Freedom Train during the United States Bicentennial, now based in Portland, Oregon. The locomotive engineer is played by Doyle L. McCormack, the man most responsible for the actual restoration of SP 4449. A portion of the Eagle Mountain Railroad was used in the filming of the movie.
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Image title: The Freedom Train passes through Naval Air Station, Miramar, California. Author: PH2 MASNICA, USN: Source: Film: Short title: DN-SC-85-06044: Date and time of data generation