In 1949, France sent 49 boxcars, all laden with gifts of appreciation, to the U.S. to thank the American people for American participation in both World Wars, as well as the aid to France following the end of the Second World War.
It was known as the Merci Train and it was in response to the Friendship Train.
Most of the boxcars survive to this day and are on public exhibit. A few disappeared or were lost in fires. Nebraska and Illinois abandoned and scrapped theirs.
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