The 1974 Preamble Express

TIMELINE for the 1974 PREAMBLE EXPRESS

Date	Stop	Place	Notes
*Summer and Fall* *1974*	*	*	The 4-Car Preamble Express scouted the route of The American Freedom Train, providing a venue to meet with local community leaders about preparing for the AFT's visit. This list is a work-in-progress. Any additions or corrections, please email. Many thanks go to Keith Muldowney for all his research and notes.
*July 5, 1974*	*	NJ	The Preamble Express, led by locomotive Delaware & Hudson locomotive #2313, leaves Lebanon, NJ. The train visits the Central of New Jersey's Elizabethport shops enroute to Cranford, NJ.
*July 6, 1974*	*	*	*Travel to Boston over the Penn Central.*
*July 8, 1974*	1	*Boston, MA*	*Meetings at Boston's North Station.*
*July 9, 1974*	2	*Manchester, NH*	*Arrived via the Boston & Maine RR.*
*July 10, 1974*	3	*Portland, ME*	*At Union Station.*
*July 11, 1974*	4	*Burlington, VT*	*Arrived at Vermont Railway yard via White River Jct. over B&M and CV tracks.*
*July 12, 1974*	5	*Albany, NY*	*Arrived at at Albany Yard via Rutland on VTR and the D&H tracks.*
*July 13, 1974*	6	*Rochester, NY*	*NYC Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 16, 1974*	7	*Buffalo, NY*	*Union Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 17, 1974*	8	*Cleveland, OH*	*Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 18, 1974*	9	*Pittsburgh, PA*	*PRR Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 19, 1974*	10	*Columbus, OH*	*Union Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 22, 1974*	11	*Cincinnati, OH*	*Amtrak Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 23, 1974*	12	*Louisville,KY*	*L&N Station. Arrived via L&N.*
*July 24, 1974*	13	*Indianapolis, IN*	*Union Station. Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 25, 1974*	14	*Detroit, MI*	*Michigan Union Station. Arrived via Norfolk & Western.*
*July 29, 1974*	15	*Kalamazoo, MI*	*Arrived via Penn Central.*
*July 30, 1974*	16	*Peoria, IL*	*Rock Island Station. Arrived via South Bend and Kankakee on the Penn Central and Gilmanon the ICG and TP&W.*
*July 31, 1974*	17	*Chicago, IL*	*LaSalle St. Station. Arrived via Joliet on the Rock Island.*
*August 1, 1974*	18	*Milwaukee, WI*	*Union Station. Arrived via C&NW tracks.*
*August 2, 1974*	19	*Minneapolis, MN*	*Union Station. Arrived via Madison on CMSP&P tracks.*
*August 5, 1974*	20	*Fargo, ND*	*Fargo Station. Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 7, 1974*	21	*Sioux City, IA*	*Arrived via West Minneapolis on BN and C&NW tracks.*
*August 7, 1974*	22	*Sioux Falls, SD*	*Arrived via CMSP&P tracks.*
*August 9, 1974*	23	*Des Moines, IA*	*Arrived via CMSP&P tracks.*
*August 10-11, 1974*	24	*Omaha, NE*	Union Station. Arrived via CMSP&P tracks. Locomotive #2313, a GE product, is switched out for Union Pacific locomotive #951, a GM product. GM had recently come on board as a million-dollar sponsor of the AFT.
*August 13, 1974*	25	*Denver, CO*	*Union Station. Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 15, 1974*	26	*Casper, WY*	*Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 16, 1974*	27	*Billings, MT*	*Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 17, 1974*	*	*Butte, MT*	*Service stop on the BN.*
*August 19, 1974*	28	*Salt Lake City, UT*	*Arrived via UP tracks.*
*August 21, 1974*	29	*Boise, ID*	*Union Pacific Station. Arrived via UP tracks.*
*August 24, 1974*	*	*Hinkle, OR*	*Service stop on the UP.*
*August 25, 1974*	30	*Spokane, WA*	*Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 26, 1974*	31	*Seattle, WA*	*Arrived via BN tracks.*
*August 28, 1974*	32	*Portland, OR*	*Arrived via Southern Pacific tracks.*
*August 29, 1974*	33	*Eugene, OR*	*Arrived via SP tracks.*
*August 30, 1974*	*	*Klamath Falls, OR*	*Service stop on the Southern Pacific.*
*September 4, 1974*	34	*Reno, NV*	*Arrived via SP tracks.*
*September 5, 1974*	35	*Sacramento, CA*	*Arrived via SP tracks.*
*September 6, 1974*	36	*San Francisco, CA*	*Arrived via SP tracks.*
*September 7, 1974*	37	*Fresno, CA*	*Arrived via Santa Fe tracks.*
*September 10, 1974*	38	*Los Angeles, CA*	*Arrived via SP tracks.*
*	39	*San Diego, CA*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	*	*Yuma, AZ*	*Service stop on the SP.*
*	40	*Phoenix, AZ*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	41	*Albuquerque, NM*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	*	*El Paso, TX*	*Service stop.*
*	42	*Austin, TX*	*
*	43	*Houston, TX*	*
*	44	*Dallas/Ft Worth, TX*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	45	*Oklahoma City, OK*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	46	*Wichita, KS*	*Arrived via SF tracks.*
*	47	*Kansas City, KS*	*Arrived via ICG and N&W tracks.*
*	48	*St. Louis, MO*	*Arrived via Missouri Pacific tracks.*
*	*	*Poplar Bluff, MO*	*Service stop on the Missouri Pacific.*
*	49	*Little Rock, AR*	*Arrived via Rock Island tracks.*
*	50	*Memphis,TN*	*Arrived via ICG tracks.*
*	51	*Jackson, MI*	*Arrived via ICG tracks.*
*	52	*New Orleans, LA*	*Arrived via Southern tracks.*
*	*	*Meridan, MS*	*Service stop on the Southern Railway.*
*	53	*Birmingham, AL*	*Arrived via Southern tracks.*
*	54	*Nashville, TN*	*Arrived via L&N and Southern tracks.*
*	55	*Atlanta, GA*	*Arrived via Southern tracks.*
*October 20, 1974*	56	*Jacksonville, FL*	*Arrived via Seaboard Coast Line tracks.*
*	57	*Orlando, FL*	*Arrived via SCL tracks.*
*	58	*Tampa, FL*	*Arrived via SCL tracks.*
*	59	*Miami, FL*	*Arrived via SCL tracks.*
*	60	*Savannah, GA*	*Arrived via SCL tracks.*
*	61	*Charleston, SC*	*Arrived via Southern tracks.*
*	62	*Charlotte, NC*	*Arrived via NS tracks.*
*	63	*Raleigh, NC*	*Arrived via Southern tracks.*
*	64	*Roanoke, VA?*	*Arrived via N&W tracks.*
*October 29, 1974*	65	*Charleston, WV*	*Arrived via Williamson, VA on the N&W and Kenova, WV on the C&O.*
*	66	*Roanoke, VA*	*
*	67	*	*
*	68	*Richmond, VA*	*Arrived via C&O tracks through Covington, VA and SCL tracks.*
*	69	*Norfolk, VA*	*Arrived via Petersburg, VA on the N&W, SCL and RF&P and then N&W again.*
*	70	*Washington, DC*	*Arrived via Petersburg, VA on the Penn Central.*
*	71	*Baltimore, MD*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*	72	*Wilmington, DE*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*	73	*Philadelphia, PA*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*	74	*Trenton, NJ*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*	75	*New York, NY*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*November 12, 1974*	76	*Hartford, CT*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*November 13, 1974*	77	*Providence, RI*	*Arrived via PC tracks.*
*	*	*Baltimore, MD*	*End of the run -- Camden Station.*
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