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 the time, ...

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 ...

Now, the boxcar — one of 49 train boxcars gifted to the United States by France following World War II — is inching closer to its Junction City return. Originally constructed during the late ...

New Jersey's Merci Train boxcar is one of 49 gifted as a gesture of gratitude for American aid during and after World War II. Lost since 1958, the car was identified in 2024 as New Jersey’s and ...