Railway Age - Vol 115  No. 19 November 6, 1943

Here are some important Transportation Rail related U.S. Army Field manuals the 55-60 is from 1944 and 55-53 is 1955

Other rail related manual - all can be found on this blog under "field manuals" 

 55-23 Transportation Railway Shop Battalion. Dept. of the Army. Jun. 1965. 154 p. U408.3.A13 FM 55-23 Jun. 1965 

55-50 Transportation Corps Military Railroads and the Military Railway Service. War Dept. Mar. 1944. 34 p. U408.3.A13 FM 55-50 Mar. 1944 

55-55 Transportation Corps Railway-Operating Battalion. War Dept. Feb. 1944. 57 p. U408.3.A13 FM 55-55 Feb. 1944 

55-60 Transportation Corps Railway Shop Battalion. War Dept. Jan. 1944. 49 p. U408.3.A13 FM 55-60 Jan. 1944