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Gratitude Trains / Merci Trains


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The Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, has Minnesota's Merci Train / Graitude Train as given to the people of Minnesota after WW2 ended. In May of this year I was at the museum and took some pictures of MInnesota's train and posted them here. At the time I really did not have any idea of what the train was all about or of its significance; after making my posts here I saw what the real story was.

 

I was also asked to start a new thread on the trains, for better visibility of the topic, in the museums & monuments section here on the Forum.

 

I was glad to do so!

 

Attached are the few pics I took, I am also adding a few links to other websites on the topic. It is interesting to say the least. I encourage other Forum members to add to this post pictures or information about the entire Meric Train event, their state's trains, visits, pictures, etc.

 

Thanks!

 

MW

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After decades of neglect, the "Merci Train" given to the State of Mississippi is now undergoing a complete restoration. Hopefully, it will once again look this good. Thanks for posting.

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After decades of neglect, the "Merci Train" given to the State of Mississippi is now undergoing a complete restoration. Hopefully, it will once again look this good. Thanks for posting.

 

Bravo for Mississippi!

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hbtcoveralls

I've seen 4 of them.

Pennsylvania's is at Ft Indiantown Gap under cover

Maryland's is at the B&O RR Museum in Baltimore

Georgia has their's at the museum of RR and CW heritage in Kennesaw GA

North Carolina has theirs at the RR museum in Spenser.

I don't yet know where SC has theirs

Tom Bowers

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Cp. Perry, Port Clinton Ohio, has one as well. It's fully restored and I believe it's under cover as well? I'll be there in two weeks for the annual 37th Division Reunion and I'll take pics then.

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My dad's still P.O.ed about the Nebraska car, it was in a city park for awhile and then hauled to a scrap yard across the street from Memorial Stadium, where the University of Nebraska plays football. They stripped the shields and wheels off of it and used it for a shed. When the team got good they kicked out the scrap yard and I heard they burned it to get all the metal in it.

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