From ‘Clinchfield No. 1: Tennessee’s Legendary Steam Engine:
“Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker took little for granted. Ten days before the 1972 election, he launched a whistle-stop tour on a ninety-year-old locomotive once used to rescue victims of the Johnston flood. Redubbed the ‘Baker Cannonball’ by Roy Acuff, the ‘Rosebud’ was met by large crowds at every stop. ”
This postcard was in the RCHS time capsule at the Murfreesboro Police Department:
