Santa Fe, in conjunction with the various US military divisions, put together this educational film in 1940 to show the role the railroads were playing in the war effort.

Duration : 0:16:40


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3 Responses to “1940’s American Railroads in WW2 – “Loaded for War” – World War Two Military Trains”

  • BrickstarRunner says:

    The only bad part …
    The only bad part was that when someone blew up the track, either you stop in time or just crash, burn, and derail.

    But still, it was a good way of transporting goods

  • PoathJunction says:

    typo on my behalf – …
    typo on my behalf – should have read “1940’s”. Fixed now.

  • fabio40 says:

    I find it …
    I find it interesting this film is dated 1940 when America didn’t enter the war until late 1941. There is even a reference to Perl Harbour near the beginning. LOL

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