Record #:

37422

Author(s):

Lucas, Jill Warren

Abstract:

The Gratitude Train, forty-nine boxcars long, was France’s gift-filled gesture to America for its assistance in the closing days of World War II. Participants in the arrival of North Carolina’s boxcar included Governor Kerr Scott and News and Observer editor Jonathan Daniels. Preserved items such as this boxcar and a woodcut portrait of Abraham Lincoln continue to testify international goodwill.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 9, February 2016 , p34-35

Subject(s):

French Gratitude Train; Merci Train; Friendship Train; World War (1939-1945); Military service; Scott, William Kerr, 1896-1958; News and Observer (Raleigh); Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981; Forty-and-Eight Society; North Carolina Transportation Museum (Spencer); North Carolina Museum of History