Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 No. 614 pauses against the row of old buildings near the former Erie station in Port Jervis, N.Y. The locomotive turned here on a trip from Hoboken over NJ Transit.

Fans argue over the yellow, vermillion, and blue paint scheme, but there is nary a discouraging word May 8, 1977 as Reading 2101 thunders north of Bucklodge, Maryland on one of the first of some 4... (more)

The American Freedom train travelled east on the former DL&W mainline on July 22, 1976, moving between exhibitions in Scranton, PA and Morristown, NJ. By the time the former Reading T-1 got to An... (more)

Ex-Reading T-1 No. 2101 is coming off the old PRR Northern Central Railway at CLY Tower, on its way to the New Cumberland Army Depot for display. The exhaust was absolutely deafening.

The Greenbrier Express

Before heading back to New Jersey, we opted to stop in Clifton Forge, VA to see C&O 614, a locomotive which once regularly hauled excursions through New ... (more)

The American Freedom Train has just arrived in Bethlehem from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The crew is backing the train into its display location next to the former Jersey Central passenger station... (more)

Getting ready to return to Baltimore, is passenger extra Chessie 2101on its first trip at Philadelphia, PA 5/14/1977

C&O 4-8-4 No. 614 was made by Lima Locomotive of Lima, Ohio in 1948 and was the last passenger steam locomotive commercially built in the USA. For three seasons in the late 1990's, it was the loco... (more)

Nickel Plate Berkshire 759 storms upgrade on the former Lackawanna mainline eastward out of Scranton. This was the return segment of a two-day circle trip to Binghamton, NY. The former Erie m... (more)

Enthusiastic fans and railroaders greet the American Freedom Train in Salt Lake City on Oct. 17, 1975.

Chessie System ran their Safety Express behind steamer 614 in the summer of 1981. This image was taken as it cruised along the B&O mainline between Youngstown and New Castle. The Pittsburgh and La... (more)

C&O 614 sits on display at the C&O Railway Heritage Center in Clifton Forge, VA in a god awful green paint scheme

Southern Pacific GS-4 4449 pulls a two day excursion towards Alexandria, VA in order to link up with the American Freedom Train again. The train is shown between Lula and Alto, GA.

SP 4449 sits patiently while the American Freedom Train is on exhibit. The crew is in the process of touching up the paint on 4449's pilot.

Guests and officials wave from the rear of the AFT behind SP 4449 observation car on the last lap into Atlanta.