Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

In 1949, France assembled an elaborate gift to thank the United States for its support during World War II. It was known as the “Merci Train,” a locomotive with 49 small boxcars—one for each state at ...

CINCINNATI - Nickel Plate Road GP9 diesel No. 532 is set for a return to the Midwest and eventual revival. Ownership of the EMD unit built in was recently transferred from the Roanoke Chapter of the ...

The Merci Train boxcar was built in France between 1893 and 1895 and used in WWI to transport troops and supplies. The boxcar was discovered in a Tennessee field by officials with the National WWI ...

Oregon’s Bay Area is home to a Merci Train Boxcar, an international symbol of post-war peace. Community members recently had a chance to learn about the history of the Merci Train Boxcar through a ...

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OGDEN — The Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden has a new addition — a Western Pacific caboose — while the restoration of a boxcar that was a gift to Utah from France after World War II is complete.

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE: This month we dive head-first again into boxcars. Financial Editor David Nahass, who (pardon the cliché) is rather adept at thinking outside the box, ...