American Freedom Train
Display Car #101
"The Beginning"

Among the dozens of artifacts carried onboard were Benjamin Franklin's handwritten draft of the Articles of Confederation, George Washington's copy of the Constitution with handwritten notes, Delaware's ratification of the Bill of Rights, Revolutionary War weapons, and a piece of the original "Star Spangled Banner".

Originally NYC baggage car #9128.

Photographed at Minneapolis.

Image: John Hill collection

The car was converted to a display car with a moving walkway at Richmond, CA.

According to Head of Security John Manning, the car was outfitted with displays at Pittsburgh.

Right side (engineer's right).

Shown at Columbus, OH. May 1975.

Image: William Brandon, photographer. George Elwood scan.

Right side.

Back at Cameron Station, VA, spring 1977, stripped of displays and car numbers.

Image from the collection of the Squamish Lions Club, BC Canada.

Nelson Winterburn scan.

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