Opening the Vault: Freedom Train 1947
Virtual Exhibit
Opening the Vault Freedom Train 1947 Virtual Exhibit … In September 1947, a seven-car train set off from Philadelphia on a journey around the U.S. with precious cargo on board: more than a hundred of the country’s most valued historical documents. The museum on rails was called the Freedom Train. It was a major civic and educational project designed to energize the country with American …