Steam & Excursion > 759 in disguise ERROR - it's a RDG T1

759 in costume for American Freedon Train. Parked on ex-DL&W main in Johnson City, NY summer of '76.

I posted the pictures and went for a 30 minute walk when my slow moving memory recalled that it was really a RDG T1. As you can see, I really did take these pictures because my memory is beginning to atrophy. Sorry for my accidental attempt at revisionist history...

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Eagle replaces Mars light...

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AFT observation car. Anyone know what its lineage was?

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Getting ready to leave town...

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AFT #1 is ex-Reading T-1 #2101, not ex-NKP #759.

These are great photos, but the engine shown is not NKP 759. She is the Reading 4-8-4 that pulled the AFT through the Northeast. NKP 759 did pull Ross Rowland's earlier effort the 1969 Golden Spike Centennial Limited.

Oops - thanks for the correction. I was faked out by the NKP-like number boards, visored headlight, and marker lamps. Of course, a closer look a the pilot truck would have helped...

I believe that the Preamble Express and AFT cars (four cars, as I remember) were modified RDG commuter cars.

Silver Sky

Ended up at British Columbia Railway late 70's or early
80's was painted in Canadian Pacific Wine Red livery
and used occassionaly on the Royal Hudson Steam Train
between North vancouver and Squamish, pulled by X-Canadian
Pacific 2860 4-6-4 and pinch hitted in later years x X -CPR
2-8-0. I've ridden that car a # of times, real treat, even
with 4 wheel trucks ,a real solid ride. Was done up inside
in kind of a baroque style with deep lime green cushioned
arm chairs. I think the interior might have been done
x American Freedom train but not sure. Was off BCR's roster
around 2002 or 2003 Disposition unknown. Their were around
2 or 3 sister cars as well , but to much work to figure out
where they ended up.
Ron

Disposition of Freedom Train(s) equipment is found here:

http://www.freedomtrain.org/whereabouts.htm
(Scroll down a bit for the 1975/1976 train)

Read the whole site from here:
http://www.freedomtrain.org/