American Freedom Train Number 1
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Date1976
MediumDrawing; black marker on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 24in. (45.4 x 61cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the American Freedom Train. In the front is the steam locomotive used to pull the rest of the train, which curves around the railroad tracks. The locomotive bears the American Freedom Train name, and is branded with stars and its own number (1).
Object number2012.284.5361
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, right, handwritten in black marker: "WELLING 8/12/76"Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "|[left-pointing arrow] 10 5/8"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "54 1/2 [right-pointing arrow]|"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "WELLING"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears in Richard Welling's book, "Amtrak AFT-1 Turbo old 97 Conrail H-36.34 and other friends."
Date Note: The American Freedom Train toured the United States in 1975 and 1976 to commemorate the Bicentennial.
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- Richard Welling Collection
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