Merci Train - Related Links
Members of La Societie des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux, (roughly translated to English: The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses) have been caretakers of most of the Merci Train boxcars since their arrival in the United States back in 1949, soon to be 60 years. They are to be greatly admired for their dedication to the memory of Americans who sacrificed so much during World Wars One and Two.They consider the boxcars a symbol to remind themselves, and all of us, of those 20th century patriots and heroes and of their sacrifices. To learn more about them visit these web sites.
The Friendship Train, America's gift of relief supplies to the people of France form the people of the United States. This site accounts the contributions of Ames Iowa
North Dakota State Historical Society
A great site with a nice interactive feature, history of gifts to the state and copies of the shields on the outside of the boxcar.
Collecting stories and histories of those who contributed gifts to the train.
Link to Dorothy Scheele's Friendship Train history, chronicling the 1947 action of Americans that gave the French cause for responding with the Merci Train.