Originally Posted by pennsyk4:
http://www.freedomtrain.org/am...1-30-day-miracle.htm
At that time, I had heard that the daylight was too big to be used in the east over all the trackage the AFT would be traveling.
As I stated just previously, it is correct that 4449 was NOT yet ready for the actual start-up of the Freedom Train, and that is why Reading T1 #2101 was used to get the train to Chicago, in July of 1975.
The Later Freedom Train Operations in the Eastern States, i.e. on the Chessie System, took place during 1976, and THAT was when the 4449 was CLAIMED to be too big. Thus, the Reading T1 was used again. Again, as I stated above, the clearance drawing for 4449 was "doctored" prior to being submitted to the Chessie System Mechanical Department.
