American Freedom Train - 1947–1949 station stops

This article contains a list of station stops made by the first American Freedom Train on its 48-state tour.

1947

eptember 1947

* September 17–September 19 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* September 20 - Atlantic City, New Jersey
* September 21 - Trenton, New Jersey
* September 22 - Elizabeth, New Jersey
* September 23 - Paterson, New Jersey
* September 24–September 26 - New York, New York
* September 27 - Brooklyn, New York
* September 28 - Jamaica, New York (Long Island)
* September 30 - Van Nest, New York (Bronx)

October 1947

* October 1 - Stamford, Connecticut
* October 2 - Bridgeport, Connecticut
* October 3 - Waterbury, Connecticut
* October 4 - Hartford, Connecticut
* October 5 - New Haven, Connecticut
* October 7 - New London, Connecticut
* October 8 - Providence, Rhode Island
* October 9 - Worcester, Massachusetts
* October 10 - Lynn, Massachusetts
* October 11 - Boston, Massachusetts (North Station)
* October 12 - Boston, Massachusetts (South Station)
* October 13 - Rutland, Vermont
* October 15 - Burlington, Vermont
* October 16 - Montpelier, Vermont
* October 18 - Nashua, New Hampshire
* October 19 - Lowell, Massachusetts
* October 20 - Lawrence, Massachusetts
* October 22 - Haverhill, Massachusetts
* October 23 - Dover, New Hampshire
* October 24 - Augusta, Maine
* October 25 - Bangor, Maine
* October 26 - Lewiston, Maine
* October 27 - Manchester, New Hampshire
* October 28 - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
* October 30 - Springfield, Massachusetts
* October 31 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

November 1947

* November 1 - Schenectady, New York
* November 2 - Utica, New York
* November 4 - Rome, New York
* November 5 - Syracuse, New York
* November 6 - Rochester, New York
* November 7 - Buffalo, New York
* November 8 - Elmira, New York
* November 9 - Binghamton, New York
* November 11 - Albany, New York
* November 12 - Scranton, Pennsylvania
* November 13 - Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
* November 14 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania
* November 15 - Altoona, Pennsylvania
* November 16 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
* November 18 - Reading, Pennsylvania
* November 19 - Allentown, Pennsylvania
* November 20 - Chester, Pennsylvania
* November 21 - Wilmington, Delaware
* November 22 - Salisbury, Maryland
* November 23 - Dover, Delaware
* November 25–November 26 - Baltimore, Maryland
* November 27–November 28 - Washington, DC
* November 29 - Charlottesville, Virginia
* November 30 - Lynchburg, Virginia

December 1947

* December 2 - Roanoke, Virginia
* December 3 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* December 4 - Charlotte, North Carolina
* December 5 - Greensboro, North Carolina
* December 6 - Raleigh, North Carolina
* December 7 - Norfolk, Virginia
* December 9 - Richmond, Virginia
* December 10 - Wilmington, North Carolina
* December 11 - Columbia, South Carolina
* December 12 - Spartanburg, South Carolina
* December 13 - Greenville, South Carolina
* December 14 - Augusta, Georgia
* December 16 - Charleston, South Carolina
* December 17 - Savannah, Georgia
* December 18 - Brunswick, Georgia
* December 19 - Jacksonville, Florida
* December 20 - Miami, Florida
* December 21 - Tampa, Florida
* December 22 - Tallahassee, Florida
* December 23 - Pensacola, Florida
* December 26 - Mobile, Alabama
* December 27 - Montgomery, Alabama
* December 28 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* December 29 - Columbus, Georgia
* December 31 - Macon, Georgia

1948

January 1948

* January 1–January 2 - Atlanta, Georgia
* January 3 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
* January 4 - Nashville, Tennessee
* January 6 - Jackson, Tennessee
* January 7–January 8 - New Orleans, Louisiana
* January 9 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* January 10 - Meridian, Mississippi
* January 11 - Jackson, Mississippi
* January 13 - Vicksburg, Mississippi
* January 14 - Monroe, Louisiana
* January 15 - Alexandria, Louisiana
* January 16 - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* January 17 - Shreveport, Louisiana
* January 18 - Texarkana, Arkansas/Texarkana, Texas
* January 19 - Little Rock, Arkansas
* January 21 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
* January 22 - Fort Smith, Arkansas
* January 23 - Muskogee, Oklahoma
* January 24 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
* January 25 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
* January 27 - Enid, Oklahoma
* January 28 - Ada, Oklahoma
* January 29 - Denison, Texas
* January 30–January 31 - Dallas, Texas

February 1948

* February 1 - Fort Worth, Texas
* February 2 - Waco, Texas
* February 3 - Tyler, Texas
* February 4 - Beaumont, Texas
* February 5–February 6 - Houston, Texas
* February 7 - Galveston, Texas
* February 8 - Harlingen, Texas
* February 10 - Corpus Christi, Texas
* February 11 - Austin, Texas
* February 12 - San Antonio, Texas
* February 13 - Del Rio, Texas
* February 14 - El Paso, Texas
* February 15 - Santa Fe, New Mexico
* February 16 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
* February 18 - Douglas, Arizona
* February 19 - Tucson, Arizona
* February 20 - Phoenix, Arizona
* February 21 - Yuma, Arizona
* February 22 - San Diego, California
* February 23–February 26 - Los Angeles, California
* February 27 - Pasadena, California
* February 28 - Long Beach, California
* February 29 - San Bernardino, California

March 1948

* March 1–March 8 - the train receives a complete overhaul, including a new coat of paint, at the Santa Fe Railroad shops in San Bernardino.
* March 9 - Riverside, California
* March 10 - Bakersfield, California
* March 11 - Fresno, California
* March 12 - Modesto, California
* March 13 - Stockton, California
* March 14–March 16 - San Francisco, California
* March 17 - Palo Alto, California
* March 18 - San Jose, California
* March 19 - Oakland, California
* March 20 - Sacramento, California
* March 21 - Reno, Nevada
* March 23 - Elko, Nevada
* March 24 - Salt Lake City, Utah
* March 25 - Provo, Utah
* March 26 - Ogden, Utah
* March 27 - Pocatello, Idaho
* March 29 - Boise, Idaho
* March 30 - Walla Walla, Washington
* March 31 - Yakima, Washington

April 1948

* April 1–April 2 - Portland, Oregon
* April 3 - Eugene, Oregon
* April 4 - Corvallis, Oregon
* April 6 - Salem, Oregon
* April 7 - Olympia, Washington
* April 8 - Tacoma, Washington
* April 9–April 10 - Seattle, Washington
* April 12 - Wenatchee, Washington
* April 13 - Spokane, Washington
* April 14 - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
* April 15 - Missoula, Montana
* April 16 - Butte, Montana
* April 17 - Helena, Montana
* April 18 - Great Falls, Montana
* April 20 - Billings, Montana
* April 21 - Sheridan, Wyoming
* April 22 - Rapid City, South Dakota
* April 23 - Pierre, South Dakota
* April 24 - Aberdeen, South Dakota
* April 26 - Bismarck, North Dakota
* April 27 - Minot, North Dakota
* April 28 - Jamestown, North Dakota
* April 29 - Fargo, North Dakota
* April 30 - Grand Forks, North Dakota

May 1948

* May 1 - Duluth, Minnesota
* May 2 - Superior, Wisconsin
* May 3–May 4 - St. Paul, Minnesota
* May 5–May 6 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
* May 7 - Brainerd, Minnesota
* May 8 - St. Cloud, Minnesota
* May 10 - Willmar, Minnesota
* May 11 - Watertown, South Dakota
* May 12 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
* May 13 - Sioux City, Iowa
* May 14–May 15 - Omaha, Nebraska
* May 16 - Lincoln, Nebraska
* May 17 - Grand Island, Nebraska
* May 19 - Alliance, Nebraska
* May 20 - Casper, Wyoming
* May 21 - Cheyenne, Wyoming
* May 22–May 23 - Denver, Colorado
* May 24 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
* May 25 - Pueblo, Colorado
* May 26 - Trinidad, Colorado
* May 27 - Amarillo, Texas
* May 29 - Hutchinson, Kansas
* May 30 - Wichita, Kansas
* May 31 - Emporia, Kansas

June 1948

* June 1 - Topeka, Kansas
* June 2 - Lawrence, Kansas
* June 3 - Parsons, Kansas
* June 4 - Joplin, Missouri
* June 5 - Springfield, Missouri
* June 6–June 7 - Kansas City, Missouri
* June 9 - Saint Joseph, Missouri
* June 10 - Sedalia, Missouri
* June 11 - Jefferson City, Missouri
* June 12–June 14 - St. Louis, Missouri
* June 15 - Hannibal, Missouri
* June 16 - Quincy, Illinois
* June 17 - Burlington, Iowa
* June 18 - Iowa City, Iowa
* June 19 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
* June 20 - Des Moines, Iowa
* June 21 - Davenport, Iowa
* June 23 - Rockford, Illinois
* June 24 - Madison, Wisconsin
* June 25 - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
* June 26 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin
* June 27 - Wausau, Wisconsin
* June 29 - Green Bay, Wisconsin
* June 30 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

July 1948

* July 1–July 2 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* July 3 - Racine, Wisconsin
* July 4 - Kenosha, Wisconsin
* July 5–July 9 - Chicago, Illinois
* July 10 - Gary, Indiana
* July 11 - Joliet, Illinois
* July 13 - Peoria, Illinois
* July 14 - Bloomington, Illinois
* July 15 - Kankakee, Illinois
* July 16 - Champaign, Illinois
* July 17 - Decatur, Illinois
* July 18 - Springfield, Illinois
* July 20 - Bellville, Illinois
* July 21 - Cairo, Illinois
* July 22 - Paducah, Kentucky
* July 23 - Evansville, Indiana
* July 24 - Vincennes, Indiana
* July 25 - Terre Haute, Indiana
* July 27 - Danville, Illinois
* July 28 - Logansport, Indiana
* July 29–July 30 - Indianapolis, Indiana
* July 31–August 1 - Louisville, Kentucky

August 1948

* August 2 - Bowling Green, Kentucky
* August 3 - Frankfort, Kentucky
* August 4 - Lexington, Kentucky
* August 5 - Ashland, Kentucky
* August 6 - Portsmouth, Ohio
* August 7–August 8 - Cincinnati, Ohio
* August 10 - Muncie, Indiana
* August 11 - Fort Wayne, Indiana
* August 12 - South Bend, Indiana
* August 13 - Kalamazoo, Michigan
* August 14 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
* August 15 - Muskegon, Michigan
* August 17 - Lansing, Michigan
* August 18 - Battle Creek, Michigan
* August 19 - Ann Arbor, Michigan
* August 20–August 22 - Detroit, Michigan
* August 24 - Jackson, Michigan
* August 25 - Flint, Michigan
* August 26 - Saginaw, Michigan
* August 27 - Port Huron, Michigan
* August 28 - Pontiac, Michigan
* August 29 - Dearborn, Michigan
* August 30 - Monroe, Michigan
* August 31 - Toledo, Ohio

eptember 1948

* September 1 - Sandusky, Ohio
* September 2–September 3 - Cleveland, Ohio
* September 4 - Akron, Ohio
* September 5–September 6 - Columbus, Ohio
* September 7 - Dayton, Ohio
* September 8 - Springfield, Ohio
* September 9 - Lima, Ohio
* September 10 - Canton, Ohio
* September 11 - Youngstown, Ohio
* September 12 - Steubenville, Ohio
* September 14 - Wheeling, West Virginia
* September 15–September 17 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* September 18 - Erie, Pennsylvania
* September 19 - Oil City, Pennsylvania
* September 21 - Johnstown, Pennsylvania
* September 22 - Cumberland, Maryland
* September 23 - Parkersburg, West Virginia
* September 24 - Clarksburg, West Virginia
* September 25 - Charleston, West Virginia
* September 26 - Huntington, West Virginia
* September 28 - Bluefield, West Virginia
* September 29 - Bristol, Tennessee
* September 30 - Johnson City, Tennessee

October 1948

* October 1 - Kingsport, Tennessee
* October 2 - Knoxville, Tennessee
* October 3 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee
* October 5 - Asheville, North Carolina
* October 6 - Danville, Virginia
* October 7 - Winchester, Virginia
* October 8 - Hagerstown, Maryland
* October 9 - York, Pennsylvania
* October 10 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* October 11 - Easton, Pennsylvania
* October 12 - Morristown, Pennsylvania
* October 13–October 14 - Jersey City, New Jersey
* October 15 - Princeton, New Jersey
* October 16–October 17 - Camden, New Jersey
* October 19 - Red Bank, New Jersey
* October 20 - Orange, New Jersey
* October 21 - Montclair, New Jersey
* October 22 - Passaic, New Jersey
* October 23 - Ridgewood, New Jersey
* October 24 - Hackensack, New Jersey
* October 25 - New Brunswick, New Jersey
* October 26 - Havre De Grace, Maryland

1949

January 1949

* January 22 - Washington, DC

References

* [http://www.freedomtrain.org/ft_timeline.html Timeline for the 1947-1949 American Freedom Train] , retrieved December 23 2004.