American Freedom Train Moves for first time in 44 Years! || TSMGL Train Video

Today we take a trip to the B&O Railroad Museum on a windy October 21st, 2023, to witness American Freedom Train No. 1 (ex-Reading Railroad T1 No. 2101) being moved for the first time in a little over 4 decades, for a cosmetic restoration! Big thanks to my dad for the additional angles that he filmed of the move!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:49 Conrail 8905 arrives at the main museum campus to retrieve AFT 1
1:48 Conrail 8905 reversing up to AFT 1
2:45 B&O 6944 stages at the main museum campus
5:20 Conrail 8905 makes an attempt at moving AFT 1
6:32 Conrail 8905 makes a second attempt at moving AFT 1, with wheel slip
6:54 Conrail 8905 makes a third attempt at moving AFT 1, with additional wheel slip
7:32 B&O 6405 is moved to assist 8905
9:41 Fourth attempt at moving AFT 1
16:19 B&O 6405 cut away from Conrail 8905 and positioned out of the way
17:11 B&O 6944 moved to Restoration Shops, no longer needed at the main museum campus
17:46 Conrail 8905 pulling AFT 1 out of the main museum campus
19:12 AFT 1 on brief display for spectators
19:28 Conrail 8905, pulling AFT 1, departs for Restoration Shops