Freedom Train (1947–1949)

This article contains a list of station stops made by the first Freedom Train on its 48-state tour.

1947

September 1947

• September 17–September 19 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• September 20 – Atlantic City, New Jersey
• September 21 – Trenton, New Jersey
• September 22 – Elizabeth, New Jersey
• September 23 – Paterson, New Jersey
• September 24–September 26 – New York, New York
• September 27 – Brooklyn, New York
• September 28 – Jamaica, Queens, New York (Long Island)
• September 30 – Van Nest, Bronx, New York (The Bronx)

October 1947

• October 1 – Stamford, Connecticut
• October 2 – Bridgeport, Connecticut
• October 3 – Waterbury, Connecticut
• October 4 – Hartford, Connecticut
• October 5 – New Haven, Connecticut
• October 7 – New London, Connecticut
• October 8 – Providence, Rhode Island
• October 9 – Worcester, Massachusetts
• October 10 – Lynn, Massachusetts
• October 11 – Boston, Massachusetts (North Station)
• October 12 – Boston, Massachusetts (South Station)
• October 13 – Rutland, Vermont
• October 15 – Burlington, Vermont
• October 16 – Montpelier, Vermont
• October 18 – Nashua, New Hampshire
• October 19 – Lowell, Massachusetts
• October 20 – Lawrence, Massachusetts
• October 22 – Haverhill, Massachusetts
• October 23 – Dover, New Hampshire
• October 24 – Augusta, Maine
• October 25 – Bangor, Maine
• October 26 – Lewiston, Maine
• October 27 – Manchester, New Hampshire
• October 28 – Fitchburg, Massachusetts
• October 30 – Springfield, Massachusetts
• October 31 – Pittsfield, Massachusetts

November 1947

• November 1 – Schenectady, New York
• November 2 – Utica, New York
• November 4 – Rome, New York
• November 5 – Syracuse, New York
• November 6 – Rochester, New York
• November 7 – Buffalo, New York
• November 8 – Elmira, New York
• November 9 – Binghamton, New York
• November 11 – Albany, New York
• November 12 – Scranton, Pennsylvania
• November 13 – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• November 14 – Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• November 15 – Altoona, Pennsylvania
• November 16 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• November 18 – Reading, Pennsylvania
• November 19 – Allentown, Pennsylvania
• November 20 – Chester, Pennsylvania
• November 21 – Wilmington, Delaware
• November 22 – Salisbury, Maryland
• November 23 – Dover, Delaware
• November 25–November 26 – Baltimore, Maryland
• November 27–November 28 – Washington, D.C.
• November 29 – Charlottesville, Virginia
• November 30 – Lynchburg, Virginia

December 1947

• December 2 – Roanoke, Virginia
• December 3 – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• December 4 – Charlotte, North Carolina
• December 5 – Greensboro, North Carolina
• December 6 – Raleigh, North Carolina
• December 7 – Norfolk, Virginia
• December 9 – Richmond, Virginia
• December 10 – Wilmington, North Carolina
• December 11 – Columbia, South Carolina
• December 12 – Spartanburg, South Carolina
• December 13 – Greenville, South Carolina
• December 14 – Augusta, Georgia
• December 16 – Charleston, South Carolina
• December 17 – Savannah, Georgia
• December 18 – Brunswick, Georgia
• December 19 – Jacksonville, Florida
• December 20 – Miami, Florida
• December 21 – Tampa, Florida
• December 22 – Tallahassee, Florida
• December 23 – Pensacola, Florida
• December 26 – Mobile, Alabama
• December 27 – Montgomery, Alabama
• December 28 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• December 29 – Columbus, Georgia
• December 31 – Macon, Georgia

1948

January 1948

• January 1–January 2 – Atlanta, Georgia
• January 3 – Chattanooga, Tennessee
• January 4 – Nashville, Tennessee
• January 6 – Jackson, Tennessee
• January 7–January 8 – New Orleans, Louisiana
• January 9 – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• January 10 – Meridian, Mississippi
• January 11 – Jackson, Mississippi
• January 13 – Vicksburg, Mississippi
• January 14 – Monroe, Louisiana
• January 15 – Alexandria, Louisiana
• January 16 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• January 17 – Shreveport, Louisiana
• January 18 – Texarkana, Arkansas/Texarkana, Texas
• January 19 – Little Rock, Arkansas
• January 21 – Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• January 22 – Fort Smith, Arkansas
• January 23 – Muskogee, Oklahoma
• January 24 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
• January 25 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• January 27 – Enid, Oklahoma
• January 28 – Ada, Oklahoma
• January 29 – Denison, Texas
• January 30–January 31 – Dallas, Texas

February 1948

• February 1 – Fort Worth, Texas
• February 2 – Waco, Texas
• February 3 – Tyler, Texas
• February 4 – Beaumont, Texas
• February 5–February 6 – Houston, Texas
• February 7 – Galveston, Texas
• February 8 – Harlingen, Texas
• February 10 – Corpus Christi, Texas
• February 11 – Austin, Texas
• February 12 – San Antonio, Texas
• February 13 – Del Rio, Texas
• February 14 – El Paso, Texas
• February 15 – Santa Fe, New Mexico
• February 16 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
• February 18 – Douglas, Arizona
• February 19 – Tucson, Arizona
• February 20 – Phoenix, Arizona
• February 21 – Yuma, Arizona
• February 22 – San Diego, California
• February 23–February 26 – Los Angeles, California
• February 27 – Pasadena, California
• February 28 – Long Beach, California
• February 29 – San Bernardino, California

March 1948

• March 1–March 8 – the train receives a complete overhaul, including a new coat of paint, at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway shops in San Bernardino.
• March 9 – Riverside, California
• March 10 – Bakersfield, California
• March 11 – Fresno, California
• March 12 – Modesto, California
• March 13 – Stockton, California
• March 14–March 16 – San Francisco, California
• March 17 – Palo Alto, California
• March 18 – San Jose, California
• March 19 – Oakland, California
• March 20 – Sacramento, California
• March 21 – Reno, Nevada
• March 23 – Elko, Nevada
• March 24 – Salt Lake City, Utah
• March 25 – Provo, Utah
• March 26 – Ogden, Utah
• March 27 – Pocatello, Idaho
• March 29 – Boise, Idaho
• March 30 – Walla Walla, Washington
• March 31 – Yakima, Washington

April 1948

• April 1–April 2 – Portland, Oregon
• April 3 – Eugene, Oregon
• April 4 – Corvallis, Oregon
• April 6 – Salem, Oregon
• April 7 – Olympia, Washington
• April 8 – Tacoma, Washington
• April 9–April 10 – Seattle, Washington
• April 12 – Wenatchee, Washington
• April 13 – Spokane, Washington
• April 14 – Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
• April 15 – Missoula, Montana
• April 16 – Butte, Montana
• April 17 – Helena, Montana
• April 18 – Great Falls, Montana
• April 20 – Billings, Montana
• April 21 – Sheridan, Wyoming
• April 22 – Rapid City, South Dakota
• April 23 – Pierre, South Dakota
• April 24 – Aberdeen, South Dakota
• April 26 – Bismarck, North Dakota
• April 27 – Minot, North Dakota
• April 28 – Jamestown, North Dakota
• April 29 – Fargo, North Dakota
• April 30 – Grand Forks, North Dakota

May 1948

• May 1 – Duluth, Minnesota
• May 2 – Superior, Wisconsin
• May 3–May 4 – St. Paul, Minnesota
• May 5–May 6 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• May 7 – Brainerd, Minnesota
• May 8 – St. Cloud, Minnesota
• May 10 – Willmar, Minnesota
• May 11 – Watertown, South Dakota
• May 12 – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• May 13 – Sioux City, Iowa
• May 14–May 15 – Omaha, Nebraska
• May 16 – Lincoln, Nebraska
• May 17 – Grand Island, Nebraska
• May 19 – Alliance, Nebraska
• May 20 – Casper, Wyoming
• May 21 – Cheyenne, Wyoming
• May 22–May 23 – Denver, Colorado
• May 24 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
• May 25 – Pueblo, Colorado
• May 26 – Trinidad, Colorado
• May 27 – Amarillo, Texas
• May 29 – Hutchinson, Kansas
• May 30 – Wichita, Kansas
• May 31 – Emporia, Kansas

June 1948

• June 1 – Topeka, Kansas
• June 2 – Lawrence, Kansas
• June 3 – Parsons, Kansas
• June 4 – Joplin, Missouri
• June 5 – Springfield, Missouri
• June 6–June 7 – Kansas City, Missouri
• June 9 – St. Joseph, Missouri
• June 10 – Sedalia, Missouri
• June 11 – Jefferson City, Missouri
• June 12–June 14 – St. Louis, Missouri
• June 15 – Hannibal, Missouri
• June 16 – Quincy, Illinois
• June 17 – Burlington, Iowa
• June 18 – Iowa City, Iowa
• June 19 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• June 20 – Des Moines, Iowa
• June 21 – Davenport, Iowa
• June 23 – Rockford, Illinois
• June 24 – Madison, Wisconsin
• June 25 – La Crosse, Wisconsin
• June 26 – Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• June 27 – Wausau, Wisconsin
• June 29 – Green Bay, Wisconsin
• June 30 – Oshkosh, Wisconsin

July 1948

• July 1–July 2 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• July 3 – Racine, Wisconsin
• July 4 – Kenosha, Wisconsin
• July 5–July 9 – Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Railroad Fair)
• July 10 – Gary, Indiana
• July 11 – Joliet, Illinois
• July 13 – Peoria, Illinois
• July 14 – Bloomington, Illinois
• July 15 – Kankakee, Illinois
• July 16 – Champaign, Illinois
• July 17 – Decatur, Illinois
• July 18 – Springfield, Illinois
• July 20 – Belleville, Illinois
• July 21 – Cairo, Illinois
• July 22 – Paducah, Kentucky
• July 23 – Evansville, Indiana
• July 24 – Vincennes, Indiana
• July 25 – Terre Haute, Indiana
• July 27 – Danville, Illinois
• July 28 – Logansport, Indiana
• July 29–July 30 – Indianapolis, Indiana
• July 31–August 1 – Louisville, Kentucky

August 1948

• August 2 – Bowling Green, Kentucky
• August 3 – Frankfort, Kentucky
• August 4 – Lexington, Kentucky
• August 5 – Ashland, Kentucky
• August 6 – Portsmouth, Ohio
• August 7–August 8 – Cincinnati, Ohio
• August 10 – Muncie, Indiana
• August 11 – Fort Wayne, Indiana
• August 12 – South Bend, Indiana
• August 13 – Kalamazoo, Michigan
• August 14 – Grand Rapids, Michigan
• August 15 – Muskegon, Michigan
• August 17 – Lansing, Michigan
• August 18 – Battle Creek, Michigan
• August 19 – Ann Arbor, Michigan
• August 20–August 22 – Detroit, Michigan
• August 24 – Jackson, Michigan
• August 25 – Flint, Michigan
• August 26 – Saginaw, Michigan
• August 27 – Port Huron, Michigan
• August 28 – Pontiac, Michigan
• August 29 – Dearborn, Michigan
• August 30 – Monroe, Michigan
• August 31 – Toledo, Ohio

September 1948

• September 1 – Sandusky, Ohio
• September 2–September 3 – Cleveland, Ohio
• September 4 – Akron, Ohio
• September 5–September 6 – Columbus, Ohio
• September 7 – Dayton, Ohio
• September 8 – Springfield, Ohio
• September 9 – Lima, Ohio
• September 10 – Canton, Ohio
• September 11 – Youngstown, Ohio
• September 12 – Steubenville, Ohio
• September 14 – Wheeling, West Virginia
• September 15–September 17 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• September 18 – Erie, Pennsylvania
• September 19 – Oil City, Pennsylvania
• September 21 – Johnstown, Pennsylvania
• September 22 – Cumberland, Maryland
• September 23 – Parkersburg, West Virginia
• September 24 – Clarksburg, West Virginia
• September 25 – Charleston, West Virginia
• September 26 – Huntington, West Virginia
• September 28 – Bluefield, West Virginia
• September 29 – Bristol, Tennessee
• September 30 – Johnson City, Tennessee

October 1948

• October 1 – Kingsport, Tennessee
• October 2 – Knoxville, Tennessee
• October 3 – Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• October 5 – Asheville, North Carolina
• October 6 – Danville, Virginia
• October 7 – Winchester, Virginia
• October 8 – Hagerstown, Maryland
• October 9 – York, Pennsylvania
• October 10 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• October 11 – Easton, Pennsylvania
• October 12 – Morristown, New Jersey
• October 13–October 14 – Jersey City, New Jersey
• October 15 – Princeton, New Jersey
• October 16–October 17 – Camden, New Jersey
• October 19 – Red Bank, New Jersey
• October 20 – Orange, New Jersey
• October 21 – Montclair, New Jersey
• October 22 – Passaic, New Jersey
• October 23 – Ridgewood, New Jersey
• October 24 – Hackensack, New Jersey
• October 25 – New Brunswick, New Jersey
• October 26 – Havre de Grace, Maryland

1949

January 1949

• January 22 – Washington, D.C.

References

• Timeline for the 1947-1949 Freedom Train, retrieved December 23, 2004.