[4][5] Painted across the length of eleven carriages,[3] Caine 1 executed the artwork in the Corona Yard, Queens[6] alongside a group of fellow graffiti artists who endeavoured to cover as much of the surface of the train as possible including the interior.

[9] Since its creation The Freedom Train has been subject to interpretation by both graffiti writers and historians, with the events surrounding its production and subsequent destruction having become something of an urban myth in New York.

[14][15] The reason for the reaction by the NYCTA to the artwork has been attributed to the challenge it posed to the effectiveness of their security measures, particularly down to the fact that it was eleven carriages long.

[11] It has also been proposed that the Metropolitan Transit Authority were concerned that the graffiti could be mistaken by the public as an officially sanctioned artwork commissioned for the city's Bicentennial celebrations.

Up to thirty[16] graffiti artists collaborated in producing The Freedom Train including Mad 103, Flame 1,[17] Chino 174, Doc 1, Speedy, Tage 1, Roger,[7] Dime 139, Spike,[6] and Sly 108.