FRANCIOTTI GIVES US A LOOK AT THE AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN WAS PULLED BY THREE STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. THIS WAS KNOWN AS AFT NUMBER ONE AND IS GETTING A MAJOR COSMETIC RESTORATION. WE LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE THE ...

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the ...

A piece of Americana is being restored right here in Baltimore. The American Freedom Train locomotive is getting a cosmetic makeover at the B&O Railroad Musuem. The A.F.T. No. 1 was among three steam ...

One of the main memories of America’s Bicentennial in the Alle-Kiski Valley was the arrival of the Freedom Train in Brackenridge on July 11-12, 1976. The Freedom Train included 10 railroad cars hooked ...

He made a fortune as a commodities broker, then used his wealth to back the American Freedom Train and other high-profile vintage excursions. By Clay Risen Ross E. Rowland Jr., who made his fortune ...

During the country’s bicentennial celebration, the American Freedom Train made its way through the United States as a symbol of patriotism and national pride. Now, one of the locomotives used to pull ...

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the ...