/https%3A%2F%2Ftf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffiler_public%2F5a%2Fbf%2F5abf600c-dab0-4c4a-b88c-9a05bef47c0c%2Fmerci_train_boxcar_1949.png)
Long-Lost ‘Merci Train’ Given to New Jersey After World War II Has Been Found
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent April 15, 2025 8:00 a.m. 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 …