Freedom Train

Company History: 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 It was dedicated to the history of American democracy and contained some of the country's most priceless historical documents.
The idea of the Freedom Train was to allow all Americans—from all over the country—the opportunity to view these important documents and learn more about our nation and its history. The Freedom Train was extremely popular—more than 3.5 million Americans came to view the documents it held.

“Following World War II, the American Heritage Foundation assembled a special train to tour the country in order to display historical documents. Headed by a brand new Alco PA-1 diesel, the train consisted of seven cars - AT&SF baggage 1896, three PRR P70R coaches converted to display cars (the windows were plated over) and three Pullman sleepers to house the staff and Marines assigned to protect the train's contents. The train was assembled at Pennsylvania Railroad's Wilmington, DE, shops. The tour began in Philadelphia, PA, on September 17, 1947. During the tour, which lasted a bit over a year, the train traveled 33,000 miles in all 48 states on 52 railroads. The train's look was created by Alco designer Chester Mack” (quoted from Microscale decal sheet 60-1065).

Read more on The Freedom train, 1947-1949, by Fred Klein.
Read more on Wikipedia
Read more on The Story of America's Freedom Trains.
Read more on the U.S. National Archives

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.