The American Freedom Train tour in 1975 and 1976 was one of the many events that celebrated the United States Bicentennial. Consisting of 26 cars, the train was pulled by three steam locomotives. First was Reading Company No. 2101, a Class T-1 4-8-4 locomotive. Next, Southern Pacific No. 4449, a Class GS-4 4-8-4 locomotive, pulled the train across the Western United States. No. 4449 was painted in a special red, white, and blue livery to commemorate the event. Finally, Texas & Pacific No. 610, a Class I-1AR 2-10-4 locomotive, pulled the train along the remainder of the route. For a time, diesel locomotives pulled the train due to track conditions and light rail loadings along the Louisville & Nashville's route from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama; diesels were also required to pull the train after one of the steam locomotives derailed in Chicago.

This article lists all of the station stops made by the train, which ran from April 1, 1975, to December 31, 1976.

1975

April 1975 April 1 – Wilmington, Delaware April 6 – Albany, New York April 11 – Burlington, Vermont April 14 – White River Junction, Vermont April 14 – Manchester, New Hampshire April 17 – Portland, Maine April 20 – Boston, Massachusetts April 29 – Lowell, Massachusetts

May 1975 May 3 – Worcester, Massachusetts May 7 – Rochester, New York May 14 – Cleveland, Ohio May 22 – Columbus, Ohio

June 1975 June 4 – Cincinnati, Ohio June 14 – Archbold, Ohio June 17 – Fort Wayne, Indiana June 19 – Dayton, Ohio June 21 – Detroit, Michigan

July 1975 July 5 – Detroit, Michigan July 8 – Grand Rapids, Michigan July 11 – Kalamazoo, Michigan July 14 – South Bend, Indiana July 18 – Peoria, Illinois July 23 – Springfield, Illinois July 28 – LaGrange, Illinois

August 1975 August 5 – Crystal Lake, Illinois August 8 – Rockford, Illinois August 12 – Aurora, Illinois August 15 – Green Bay, Wisconsin August 20 – Madison, Wisconsin August 26 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

September 1975 September 1 – Fargo, North Dakota September 7 – Sioux Falls, South Dakota September 12 – Sioux City, Iowa September 16 – Des Moines, Iowa September 23 – Omaha, Nebraska

October 1975 October 2 – Colorado Springs, Colorado October 7 – Cheyenne, Wyoming October 10 – Billings, Montana October 15 – Salt Lake City, Utah October 19 – Ogden, Utah October 22 – Boise, Idaho October 26 – Spokane, Washington October 31 – Seattle, Washington

November 1975 November 5 – Tacoma, Washington November 11 – Portland, Oregon November 15 – Salem, Oregon November 19 – Springfield, Oregon November 24 – Reno, Nevada/Sparks, Nevada November 28 – Sacramento, California

December 1975 December 1 – Stockton, California December 5 – Oakland, California December 10 – San Francisco, California December 14 – San Jose, California December 19 – Fresno, California December 23 – Pomona, California

1976

January 1976 January 2 – Santa Barbara, California January 5 – Long Beach, California January 9 – Anaheim, California January 14 – San Diego, California January 19 – San Juan Capistrano, California January 22 – Yuma, Arizona January 24 – Tempe, Arizona January 29 – Tucson, Arizona

February 1976 February 3 – Albuquerque, New Mexico February 6 – El Paso, Texas/Fabens, Texas February 7 – Odessa, Texas/Midland, Texas February 11 – San Antonio, Texas February 15 – Austin, Texas February 19 – Houston, Texas February 26 – Fort Worth, Texas February 29 – Dallas, Texas

March 1976 March 6 – Wichita Falls, Texas March 10 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 15 – Tulsa, Oklahoma March 19 – Wichita, Kansas March 24 – Topeka, Kansas March 27 – Kansas City, Kansas March 31 – Jefferson City, Missouri

April 1976 April 4 – St. Louis, Missouri April 13 – North Little Rock, Arkansas April 17 – Memphis, Tennessee April 24 – Jackson, Mississippi April 28 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

May 1976 May 3 – New Orleans, Louisiana May 11 – Mobile, Alabama May 15 – Columbus, Georgia May 19 – Atlanta, Georgia May 27 – Birmingham, Alabama May 31 – Huntsville, Alabama

June 1976 June 4 – Knoxville, Tennessee June 7 – Chattanooga, Tennessee June 12 – Lexington, Kentucky June 15 – Evansville, Indiana June 19 – Dayton, Ohio June 23 – Huntington, West Virginia June 25 – South Charleston, West Virginia June 29 – Cumberland, Maryland

July 1976 July 2 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania July 7 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 11 – Brackenridge, Pennsylvania July 13 – Lock Haven, Pennsylvania July 14 – Williamsport, Pennsylvania July 17 – Binghamton, New York July 19 – Scranton, Pennsylvania July 23 – Morristown, New Jersey July 27 – New York, New York

August 1976 August 3 – Milford, Connecticut August 6 – Providence, Rhode Island August 10 – New London, Connecticut August 13 – Meriden, Connecticut August 17 – Tarrytown, New York August 21 – Newark, New Jersey August 24 – New Brunswick, New Jersey August 27 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania August 30 – Trenton, New Jersey

September 1976 September 2 – Bradley Beach, New Jersey September 8 – Atlantic City, New Jersey September 12 – King of Prussia, Pennsylvania September 17 – Baltimore, Maryland September 21 – Hagerstown, Maryland September 25 – Washington, D.C. September 30 – Newport News, Virginia

October 1976 October 5 – Norfolk, Virginia October 8 – Richmond, Virginia October 15 – Fredericksburg, Virginia October 18 – Danville, Virginia October 20 – Greensboro, North Carolina October 25 – Charlotte, North Carolina October 29 – Raleigh, North Carolina

November 1976 November 3 – Greenville, South Carolina November 6 – Columbia, South Carolina November 9 – Florence, South Carolina November 12 – Charleston, South Carolina November 16 – Savannah, Georgia November 20 – Jacksonville, Florida November 26 – Tallahassee, Florida November 30 – Gainesville, Florida

December 1976 December 3 – Orlando, Florida December 7 – Sarasota, Florida December 11 – St. Petersburg, Florida December 16 – Lakeland, Florida December 21 – West Palm Beach, Florida December 26 – Miami, Florida

References Timeline for the 1975-1976 American Freedom Train, retrieved December 23, 2004.