{"id":2852,"date":"2026-07-03T18:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:09:12","slug":"aboard-the-freedom-train-americas-most-underrated-250th-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2852","title":{"rendered":"Aboard The Freedom Train: America\u2019s Most Underrated 250th Birthday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Many of the Freedom 250 events have come with great fanfare; the <\/span><span>UFC fight on the White House South Lawn<\/span><span>, the Great American Fair on the National Mall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2850\">DoorDash Driver Charged With Killing Elderly Woman After Overriding Tesla\u2019s Self-Driving Mode<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>But the Freedom Train has gone underreported. The company CSX turned two locomotives into tributes for America\u2019s 250th birthday, sending them from Waycross, Georgia, all the way up the coast, with stops in 29 towns before rolling into their final destination: Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I boarded in Alexandria, Virginia, for the last leg of the journey. Our route took us out of Virginia, through the city, a quick dip into Maryland, and on to Union Station, the grandest train station in the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8655680 aligncenter\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=90,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=465,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-465x620.jpg 465w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=768,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1152,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7281-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Onboard, the train was dressed for the occasion: American flags, red-white-and-blue floral arrangements, and grand food tables in every car. Attendees buzzed around, grazing and snapping photos between bites. Seated around me were members of the military, first responders, and congressmen who were all invited to ride the train on its final journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8655678 aligncenter\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" src=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1280,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=90,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=465,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-465x620.jpg 465w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=768,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.dailycaller.com\/image\/width=1152,height=2499,fit=inside,format=webp,f=auto\/https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7222-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>I figured I\u2019d spend the trip sightseeing, taking in the views, enjoying the food. Instead, as the train rolled slowly through the nation\u2019s capital, I found myself waving, eagerly and constantly, at everyone we passed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><span>Dozens of spectators lined a nearby bridge, phones out, cheering as we went by. Drivers pulled over and jumped out of their cars just to wave. Construction workers stopped mid-task to tip their caps. One toddler sprinted alongside the train, refusing to stop waving until we outran him. Flags came out. Hands went up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2848\">Companies Find Out AI Robots Can\u2019t Replace All Humans Just Yet<\/a><\/p>\n<div><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]--> <video>https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/export.mp4<\/video><\/div>\n<p><span>In the neighborhoods we passed, people leaned out over balconies. Others had set up lawn chairs in their driveways and backyards, waiting for us to come through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The back car had a floor-to-ceiling glass window, perfect for waving at the crowds. It also had a button that let passengers sound the train horn. The children of a congressman and I hit it every time we passed spectators. Every \u201cchoo choo\u201d was met with a fresh round of cheers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Upon arrival at Union Station, I finally got a good look at the locomotives after they finished their journey. They were painted red, white and blue, with the words \u201cUnited We Stand\u201d on the side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soldiers who\u2019d ridden the train posed for photos in front of it. I tucked a CSX challenge coin, engraved with an illustration of the train, into my pocket.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those locomotives will now go back to hauling coal, grain, and wood \u2014 everything that keeps America moving. And maybe that\u2019s what America\u2019s 250th birthday is really about: celebrating her greatness, then getting back to work building the next 250 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2846\">Atlanta\u2019s Over $100M Fare Evasion Plan Allegedly Shattered In The Most Literal Way Possible<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the neighborhoods we passed, people leaned out over balconies. 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