The boxcar was part of the Merci Train, which France gave to the United States in 1949. United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey In 1949, France assembled an elaborate gift to thank the United ...

A long-lost gift from France to New Jersey in 1949, once thought to be destroyed, is returning home in April. New Jersey's Merci Train boxcar is one of 49 gifted as a gesture of gratitude for American ...

TOLEDO (WTOL) - One of the largest and most enduring Valentines ever received in the United States happened this week, some 70 years ago in 1949. You may not know it, but a piece of that once famous ...

One of the state’s most interesting World War II artifacts is currently on a train to New Jersey. The New Jersey "Merci Train" is a train car that France gave New Jersey in 1949 for its help during ...

The Louisiana Grande of the 40 & 8, an independent, nonprofit honor society of American veterans and service members, is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the "Merci Train" arrival in Baton Rouge ...

Time for a little bit of sleuthing. This isn't the mystery of a boxcar standing beneath a protective cover on the grounds of Louisiana's Old State Capitol. Its explanatory plaque pretty much spells ...

SPENCER — To know about the “49 Days of Gratitude” coming to Rowan County in February and March, you first need a quick history lesson about the Merci Train — a gift from France to the United States ...

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 ...

SPENCER — It didn’t go exactly without a hitch, but the Rowan County 40 & 8 train is back where members of the local voiture think it should be — the N.C. Transportation Museum. “It’s a great day for ...