What train carried a traveling exhibition across the United States during the 1976 bicentennial?

The American Freedom Train carried a traveling exhibition across the United States during the 1976 bicentennial.

The train was organized to celebrate the 200th anniversary of American independence. It contained historic objects and cultural exhibits, allowing communities across the country to participate in the national commemoration without traveling to a single host city.

The exhibition train began its journey in April 1975 and visited all 48 contiguous states by the end of its tour. Its route included hundreds of communities, and large crowds gathered to see artifacts connected with American history.

The name is sometimes shortened incorrectly to Freedom Train, which was also the name of an earlier 1947–1949 traveling exhibition. The 1975–1976 train was specifically the American Freedom Train and served as a major predecessor to nationwide America250 programming.