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Chuck Zeiler's Collection
 
4/29/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN FOUNDATION
Type: Passenger Car
AAR Class: PA: Car equipped to handle passengers.
AAR Type: M500
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
User Notes:   American Freedom Train observation cat "The Press Car". Former Reading 1329

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AFT American Freedom Train 205
Title:  AFT American Freedom Train 205
Description:  American Freedom Train 205 northbound near Homewood, Illinois on July 27, 1975, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/27/1975  Upload Date: 9/13/2012 2:18:01 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  586   Comments: 1
American Freedom Train 205
Title:  American Freedom Train 205
Description:  American Freedom Train on display at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 1975, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The closest car visible is The Press Car 205.
Photo Date:  7/28/1975  Upload Date: 9/25/2012 1:58:45 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Scenic
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Views:  820   Comments: 1
American Freedom Train 205
Title:  American Freedom Train 205
Description:  American Freedom Train 205, The Press Car, on display at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 1975, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from freedomtrain.org: AFT Observation Car #205, "The Press Car": Originally Reading commuter coach #1329, the Press Car was likely built by Standard Steel Car in 1922. While on the AFT it was most often referred to as the "Press Car" and had all the facilities journalists would need to report their stories on the AFT -- desks, typewriters, and even telephones wherever a phone line could be brought to the train.
Photo Date:  7/28/1975  Upload Date: 10/18/2012 1:58:14 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  977   Comments: 0
American Freedom Train 205
Title:  American Freedom Train 205
Description:  American Freedom Train passing through Arlington Heights, Illinois on August 4, 1975, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. After the train was displayed at Navy Pier in Chicago, the locomotives were changed from AFT 1 to AFT 4449 and the train was moved to Crystal Lake for display.
Photo Date:  8/4/1975  Upload Date: 10/4/2012 2:00:42 PM
Location:  Arlington Heights, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  670   Comments: 0


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