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No layout photos this week. Instead, for Independence Day, I have a flag you can salute, that of America's GREAT Standard Railroad...

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And note the American flag off to the left.

And here is a video of it flapping around in the breeze...

Now how's that for unique!?  Photo was taken at Butler Auto Parts, in Butler PA, a small city about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh. I have no idea why it is there, but I suspect the owner is an SPF (Slobbering Pennsy Freak). I took the photo on a railfan trip with my son on Monday to check out the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad. Here are some railranning photos I took that day...

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Back to layout photos next week!

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The American Freedom Train of 1975-76 was a corporate sponsored traveling exhibition of artifacts from the 200 year history of our Nation.  It was 26 cars long, with 10 display cars (one for every 20 years of our history), two showcase cars with windows on the sides showing some of the larger artifacts on the train, and 14 support cars.  The train was pulled by three different steam engines, a Reading T1 in the eastern US, a Southern Pacific GS-4 in the western US, and a Texas and Pacific "Texas" in Texas.  These super power steam engines rarely needed helpers but most roads required them for various reasons, mostly for publicity.

Here is my #4449 with a Western Pacific GP-40 "helper", both MTH.

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28 years early was the seven car 1947-49 Freedom Train, a US government sponsored train that carried many of our country most precious documents.  The documents were in three display cars with a constant Marine guard.  President Truman and his cabinet hoped it would, among other reasons, enable Americans to rediscover just how hard-won their freedoms were, and reflect on the meaning of American citizenship.  Here is my Lionel set.

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A couple of little known facts about the Freedom Train.  1) ALCO provided a brand new PA for the train as part of their advertising budget.  The PA is the only known locomotive to have been in all of the lower 48 states.  2)  The train's management required that lines of people to see the train not be segregated.  Two southern cities refused and the train went right through these cities without stopping.

On Nov 17, 1947, the Freedom train and the Friendship Train, being pulled by a PRR Centipede, met in Harrisburg PA.  While both trains were crisscrossing the country at the same time, this is the only time they met.

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The American Freedom Train of 1975-76 was a corporate sponsored traveling exhibition of artifacts from the 200 year history of our Nation.  It was 26 cars long, with 10 display cars (one for every 20 years of our history), two showcase cars with windows on the sides showing some of the larger artifacts on the train, and 14 support cars.  The train was pulled by three different steam engines, a Reading T1 in the eastern US, a Southern Pacific GS-4 in the western US, and a Texas and Pacific "Texas" in Texas.  These super power steam engines rarely needed helpers but most roads required them for various reasons, mostly for publicity.

Here is my #4449 with a Western Pacific GP-40 "helper", both MTH.

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28 years early was the seven car 1947-49 Freedom Train, a US government sponsored train that carried many of our country most precious documents.  The documents were in three display cars with a constant Marine guard.  President Truman and his cabinet hoped it would, among other reasons, enable Americans to rediscover just how hard-won their freedoms were, and reflect on the meaning of American citizenship.  Here is my Lionel set.

DSC_0007 [2)DSC_0008 [2)DSC_0009 [2)

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A couple of little known facts about the Freedom Train.  1) ALCO provided a brand new PA for the train as part of their advertising budget.  The PA is the only known locomotive to have been in all of the lower 48 states.  2)  The train's management required that lines of people to see the train not be segregated.  Two southern cities refused and the train went right through these cities without stopping.

On Nov 17, 1947, the Freedom train and the Friendship Train, being pulled by a PRR Centipede, met in Harrisburg PA.  While both trains were crisscrossing the country at the same time, this is the only time they met.

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Love you collection. Thanks for sharing.

@Ryan Mc posted:

Happy 4th of July everyone! Thought I would share my quarantine project. It was time to build a layout and learn some scenery skills. 

 

 

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The Isaly's is a big hit with me.  Very much like Isaly's on the same the block but opposite corner from my Grandfather's beer-garden. Had many "skyscraper" ice-cream cones there and chucks of chocolate.   Those were the days.

Ron

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