Wow! My grandfather Oliver W. Buswell was the most senior Steam qualified B&M Engineer in April 1975, he had orders from White River Junction VT to take this Freedom Train as Engineer to Manchester NH. I was almost 10 years old and I rode with him in the Cab all the way but suffered a terrible cinder in my eye which my grandfather could do nothing about it but told me to wash it down which I did. Ross Roland was in a car behind and radioed Oliver to give it more steam and my grandfather knew that road as that was his territory and said we need to take water in Franklin NH. Ross said "keep going" and Oliver did just that. When arriving in Manchester and the Fireman got up on the Tinder, my grandfather was curious just how much water was in it, it was bone dry! The only water in it was in the Boiler! I would LOVE to see if anyone has pictures or videos of this run Oliver was Engineer of. Thank you for posting this video.
Wow! My grandfather Oliver W. Buswell was the most senior Steam qualified B&M Engineer in April 1975, he had orders from White River Junction VT to take this Freedom Train as Engineer to Manchester NH. I was almost 10 years old and I rode with him in the Cab all the way but suffered a terrible cinder in my eye which my grandfather could do nothing about it but told me to wash it down which I did. Ross Roland was in a car behind and radioed Oliver to give it more steam and my grandfather knew that road as that was his territory and said we need to take water in Franklin NH. Ross said "keep going" and Oliver did just that. When arriving in Manchester and the Fireman got up on the Tinder, my grandfather was curious just how much water was in it, it was bone dry! The only water in it was in the Boiler!
I would LOVE to see if anyone has pictures or videos of this run Oliver was Engineer of. Thank you for posting this video.
Amazing to think that Ross Rowland and crew could restore her in just thirty days after rescuing her from a scrap yard.
2101 is the true american freedom train (Sorry 4449) Long live the anthracite road of the Reading Railroad!
Sup thunder.
Don’t forget about little known Texas and pacific 610 who also pulled the American freedom train
What about the B&O President Washington
The 2102 actually had a long career that her sisters and is returning to steam again next year.
Have you seen it at the B&O Railroad Museum
Where did you get the original video?
Anyone know the music playing in the video?
What’s the name of the music in the background
Can I have a link to where this came from???
This train came from reading lines
@@Medaizda1 I ment the footage
@@atsfevan0242 it came from this dvd called american freedom train: year of the pictures, I have dvd copies of it…somewhere
@@DaylightTwinkle yeah, I managed to get a copy myself last month and loved it, still wish I knew where the music was from though
Freedom train is going to be back in 2 years
American freedom train 1/t1#2101
3,2,1 GO!
I don't know anything about this engine. When the Freedom Train came through San Luis Obispo Ca it was being pulled by the 4449.