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‘Merci Train’ Boxcar Restoration Underway

The restoration of New Jersey’s “Merci Train” boxcar, an artifact rediscovered in a warehouse in 2024, started in Boonton, N.J., over the weekend. The kickoff coincided with the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey’s annual Railroad Museum [For a Day] event  The “Merci Train” consisted of 49 boxcars from France, gifted to the United States as a thank-you for the country’s aid during World War II. These cars, built in the 1890s and pr…
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Railfan & Railroad Magazine broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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