Trains Go to War
Trains Go to War, a special issue from Classic Trains, takes you behind the scenes of the rail industry as it served major war efforts from the 1860s through the 1960s. This edition includes rare color photos as well as coverage of European and Asian war zones.
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In this Issue
Some soldiers, both Union and Confederate, went into battle holding a throttle instead of a rifle
Portable rail lines do a better job of military supply than trucks, and with less manpower
Baldwin employed extraordinary measures to complete the first “McAdoo” 2-8-2 in record time
A lieutenant with a flair for art provides an illustrated firsthand account of Army rail operations
Unencumbered by interchange difficulties, a 3-foot-gauge line far out in the Pacific does a rushing war business
Quick action by Erie Railroad men kept a train of troops and their equipment on the move
Despite the predictions of the Nazi propaganda chief, America’s railroads successfully met the challenge of war
How the New Haven reactivated 58 old steam locomotives and put them to work moving wartime traffic
How the U.S. Army’s Military Railway Service in North Africa and Europe helped defeat Nazi Germany
Railway Operating Battalion personnel trained on a Louisiana pike known as the “Crime & Punishment”
Boxcar-inspired sleepers and kitchen cars were expeditious answers to the railroads’ wartime capacity crunch
The commanding general of U.S. forces in Korea describes the remarkable resiliency of rail facilities in time of war
Soldiers and Marines cheered at the passage of a train carrying desperately needed supplies for Seoul
Beset by war and weather for 30 years, South Vietnam’s rail system struggles to keep going
