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The first Freedom Train was proposed in April 1946 by Attorney General Tom C. Clark, who believed that Americans had begun taking the principles of liberty for granted in the post-war years.
The Freedom Train was a seven-car train that traveled across the United States from September 1947 until January 1949. It was dedicated to the history of American...
26. Nov. 2017 · Ted Widmer writes about segregation, the Truman Presidency, and the Freedom Train, a mobile exhibit of Americana that travelled by rail, beginning in 1947.
- Ted Widmer
The 1947-1949 Freedom Train toured all 48 states, reminding Americans of the blessings of liberty.
19. Sept. 2017 · The Freedom Train consisted of a modern locomotive, three Pullman cars, one baggage car, and three exhibit cars. The train was painted white with a red and blue strip along both sides of its entire length, making a red, white, and blue streamer extending some eight hundred feet.
The Freedom Train served as an early effort to unify the American people against the encroaching threat of communism at the beginning of the Cold War. Marines stood guard over the Freedom Train and its contents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ( National Archives)
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 31, 1976 more than 7 million Americans visited the train during its tour of all 48 contiguous states.
