North Vietnam forces were circling Saigon when the "American Freedom Train" rolled into Albany in 1975. The museum-on-wheels was founded by Ross Rowland Jr. to celebrate the country's upcoming ...

Albany was the second stop on the 138-city national tour of the Freedom Train. The train made a four-day stand in Albany starting on April 6 at the Erie Boulevard team track near I-787 and I-90.

The American Freedom Train locomotive is getting a cosmetic makeover at the B&O Railroad Musuem. The A.F.T. No. 1 was among three steam locomotives used in 1975 and 1976 during the country’s ...