Freedom Train – 1947–1949 station stops

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

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

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

January 1949

 * January 22 – Washington, D.C.