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A second freedom train, the American Freedom Train, toured the country in 1975–76 to commemorate the United States Bicentennial. [31] The 26-car train was powered by 3 newly restored steam locomotives. [32] The first to pull the train was the former Reading Company T-1 class 4-8-4 #2101.
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Freedom Train (in Czech: Vlak svobody) is the term commonly used in the Czech Republic to describe the mass escape of opponents of the Czechoslovak communist regime across the West German border on 11 September 1951 involving State Railways train No. 3717.
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 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]
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 ...
The Leica Freedom Train was a rescue effort in which hundreds of Jews were smuggled out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust by Ernst Leitz II of the Leica Camera company, and his daughter Elsie Kuehn-Leitz.
The Freedom Train was a graffiti mural painted on a New York City Subway train of R36s on July 3, 1976. The artwork was intended to commemorate the United States Bicentennial, but it was prevented from being seen in public by the New York City Transit Authority who removed the train from public service. [1]