Nostalgia & History > Thanksgiving 1975

A friend reminded me that this was what I was doing 49 years ago today (more or less).  Thanksgiving Day 1975 the American Freedom Train ran from Sparks to Roseville on a cold rainy day and I was able to get a ride on one of the helpers.  Not a great picture but a nice memory.

JBWX



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/24 21:45 by jbwest.

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WOW now that's something to be thankful for and it's a fine photo.

jbwest Wrote:
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> A friend reminded me that this was what I was
> doing 49 years ago today (more or less).
>  Thanksgiving Day 1975 the American Freedom Train
> ran from Sparks to Roseville on a cold rainy day
> and I was able to get a ride on one of the
> helpers.  Not a great picture but a nice memory.
>
> JBWX
What do you mean, not a great photo?  You must be kidding, that is a Great Photo for sure, as I certainly do like it, a great memorial of a part of your life.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Thank you for sharing the 200th Anniversary FreedomTrain image ... well done!
... and let Freedom ring ... on the upcoming "eve" of the 250th Anniversary (2026)

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO

 

What makes it a great photo is how
your eye is drawn deeper down the tracks, and towards the silver signal!

The power being delivered by 4449
is obvious, and the curve all contribute to a great portrait.

Thank you for that!

w.

Posted from iPhone

Thanks for the memory and the image, John. I like how we can see the "grade" in the picture, as the heavy train rolls West toward Roseville. 1975 was an auspicious year for me too; I had just graduated college, and was casting about for what to do "next" with my life. 

Truly a classic photo. I can almost hear 4449 telling the diesel “This is how we used to do it”.
 

...for all the kind remarks about the picture.  Shows you how much I know....

JBWX