Book Description
A story of true heroism. America's 44,000 soldier-railroaders kept vast numbers of troops and essential supplies moving through war-torn Europe.
Author : Don DeNevi
Publisher : Boston Mills Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
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A story of true heroism. America's 44,000 soldier-railroaders kept vast numbers of troops and essential supplies moving through war-torn Europe.
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 32,88 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Transportation, Military
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Author : United States. War Department
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Page : 22 pages
File Size : 26,9 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Railroads
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Author : Donald J. Heimburger
Publisher : Heimburger House Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780911581607
Trains to Victory tells the dramatic story of the years 1941-1945 when U.S. railroads, using fewer cars and locomotives than in WWI, moved more tonnage and more passengers than ever before. Divided into 13 chapters, plus a 32-page four-color section, an introduction, bibliography and a complete index, the volume appeals to railfans, historians, military historians, and many others. The 380-page hardbound book features 542 photographs, an additional 285 illustrations, a four-color laminated dustjacket and a complete listing of U.S. military camps, posts and bases as of August 1, 1941. The book discusses the implications of the war on the railroads, embarkation of troops and materiels, how the Military Railway Service joined the fight and what was happening on U.S railroads during the war. It also addresses new railroad cars and locomotives built for the war, military camp railroads, how Alaska’s railroads played a part in the conflict, how women helped the war effort, and what was happening in foreign theaters. It describes how railroads aided in the return of wounded troops and equipment, and the atmosphere on the railroads immediately after the war. Scale drawings of war-emergency box cars are also included, as are troop train car plans. Trains to Victory covers such topics as the huge Chicago & NorthWestern Proviso Yards during wartime, personal glimpses of the war from a number of railroaders and intriguing aspects of the war from the Army Engineers, Association of American Railroads and the War Department. Wartime products of locomotive and railroad car manufacturers such as Baldwin, Alco, Davenport, Lima, Whitcomb, Budd, Electro-Motive, H.K. Porter, Pullman, American Car & Foundry and the St. Louis Car Company are documented throughout the volume. Hardbound, 8½ x11", 380 pages, 825 photos and illustrations, 32-page all-color photo section, 13 chapters, extensive historical military/railroad documentation.
Author : United States. War Department
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,50 MB
Release : 1944
Category : Military railroads
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 24,59 MB
Release : 1922
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Author : United States. Department of the Army
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Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,97 MB
Release : 1955
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Author : United States. Army. 727th Railway Operating Battalion
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 1948
Category : World War, 1939-1945
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 44,14 MB
Release : 1924
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Author : United States. Army Service Forces. Office of the Chief of Transportation
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 1952
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