1976 & 1981 T&P 610 Freedom Train and Lease to Southern Railway for Excursion Service.

The first clip of T&P 610 pulling the Freedom Train into Cleburne, Texas on the Santa Fe circa 1976. The remainder clips are of 610 restenciled as Southern Railway 610 moving in the Santa Fe yard at Fort Worth, Texas in 1981.

"In 1976, the locomotive was restored so it could be used to haul the American Freedom Train for the portion of its tour in Texas. After pulling the American Freedom Train, the locomotive was leased by the Southern Railway in 1977 for use in its steam excursion program. The Southern Railway re-lettered the locomotive as "Southern 610", and operated it for four years, before returning it to Texas in 1982."
Source: https://kids.kiddle.co/Texas_and_Pacific_610

This 8mm silent film clip and 35mm slides are from a personal collection.

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