Thursday, June 11, 2026

764th Railway Shop Battalion - David Zykofsky/ Zane

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764th Railway Shop Battalion David Zykofsky  David's son, Steve sent me this amazing photo -note the unit flag  "This photo my fath...
Monday, June 8, 2026

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Unit Group 3

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725th Railway Operating Battalion Name Unit Bigelow, Daleton E. Company C, 725th Railway Operating Battalion Campbell, Archie Henry Company...

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Unit Group 2

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  3rd Military Railway Service Richard L. Wirfs : Headquarters 3rd Military Railway Service Charles Niday : 3rd Military Railway Service 703...

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Units Group 1

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Railway Units Personnel List (Sorted by Unit, Then Last Name) Unit Name Date Service Number 714th Railway Operating Battalion F...

U.S., WWII Army Deserters Pay Cards, 1943-1945

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Railway Operating Battalion Records: 13 Railway Shop Battalion Records: 2 Name Date Service Number Unit / Description Roland O. D...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

722nd Railway Operating Battalion ~ Barry John Hugh

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Thanks to Patrick and Bernard Barry for information on their dad, Barry  
Saturday, April 4, 2026

India railroad building with some help

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721st ROB 2 Yanks go Jap hunting in India -Sgt. Charles Harrell, of Yuma, Ariz. and Pvt. Max Peterson, of Marlington, W. Va. 1944

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 I did a little research on this event for an author who had heard the story anecdotally. I don't know if -Sgt. Charles Harrell, of Yuma...

A Vietnam War Clerk's Diary Viet Nam Era

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Some discussion of Army Rail in Viet Nam  His son JR Clark left me a comment  J.R. Clark said... My father COL Richard Paris Clark, Jr., c...

Rails Through Viet Nam parts 1 and 2 – “The Conveyance which Runs by Fire” by Jerry A Pinkepank, Trains magazine, March 1969

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thanks to Rich ...  

Army rail Viet Nam era articles from Stars and Stripes Pacific for years 1963-1973

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Thanks to Rich for the excellent Army Rail Viet Nam era articles from Stars and Stripes Pacific for years 1963-1973  
Monday, March 30, 2026

3RD MILITARY RAILWAY SERVICE 13 APRIL 1955 CAPT WILLIAM M GRIFFIN (my dad)

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  Original Caption: 13 APRIL 1955 CAPT WILLIAM M GRIFFIN, (CHICAGO, ILL), LOCOMOTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, EQUIPMENT DIV, 3RD TRANSPORTATION RAIL...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

706th Transportation Railway Group

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Some from Rich ...  The 706th Transportation Railway Group (Reserve) was a derivative of the 706th Railway Grand Division sponsored by the P...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Military Railway Officers train at Fort Slocum, N.Y. Railway Age class 1 Jan 1943

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Atlantic Coast Training Corps Officer Training School Class #1   Captains Capt. C. L. Payne Capt. J. L. Love Capt. E. K. Smith Capt. J. R. B...

A.C.T.C.O.T.S. (Atlantic Coast Transportation Corps Officers' Training School) Video

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There were 10 classes that I know of in 1943 and 1944 ( see these class books )  1.  2.  3. March 1943  4. May 15th 1943  5  6. Possible...