The 1949 French Merci Train / Gratitude Train / Train De Le Reconnaissance Francaise

*	*	*	This list is a work-in-progress. Any additions or corrections, please email.
#	STATE	PHOTO	NOTES
1	Alabama	Photo Needed	Located in Huntsville, AL at the The Veterans Memorial Museum, 2060A Airport Rd.
2	Arizona		Located in Scottsdale, AZ at the McCormick - Stillman Railroad Park, 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd. Many of the car's gifts can be found at the State Capitol Museum.
3	Arkansas		Located in Helena, AR at American Legion Post # 41, 409 Porter Street. Some of the gifts from the boxcar are located at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock.
4	California		Located in Fresno, CA at American Legion Fresno Federal Post #509, 3509 N. First St.
5	Colorado		Missing. May have been displayed in Eagle, CO in the 1950s. Plaques from the boxcar are at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.
6	Connecticut	Photo needed	Reportedly destroyed by fire at a veteran's post in Stratford in the 1950s.
7	Delaware		Located at American Legion Post 6 in Seaford.
8	Florida		Located in Holly Hill (Daytona area) at Veteran's Memorial Park.
9	Georgia		Located in Kennesaw at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.
10	Territory of Hawaii		Located on the grounds of the Hawaiian Railway in Ewa, Oahu -- a short drive west from Pearl Harbor and Honolulu.
11	Idaho	Photo needed	Located in Boise at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. Gifts from the boxcar can be found at the Idaho State Historical Museum and the Idaho State Historical Library & Archives.
12	Illinois	Photo needed	Missing. May have been abandoned and demolished at the site of the 1948-49 Chicago Railroad Fair when the lakeside site was cleared for the construction of the McCormick Place convention center.
13	Indiana	Photo needed	Located in Ft. Wayne at the National Veteran's Memorial Shrine.
14	Iowa	Photo needed	Located in Cedar Falls at Antique Acres. The State Museum in Des Moines has a collection of gifts from the boxcar.
15	Kansas	Photo needed	Located in Ft. Hays, KS at American Legion Post # 173, East 13th St. & Canterbury Dr.
16	Kentucky	Photo needed	Located in New Haven at the Kentucky Railway Museum.
17	Louisiana		Located in Baton Rouge on the grounds of the Old State Capitol Museum.
18	Maine	Photo needed	Located in Boothbay at the Boothbay Railway Village. The Maine State Museum in Augusta has some of the gifts from the car.
19	Maryland		Located in Baltimore at the B&O Railroad Museum.
20	Massachusetts	Photo needed	Presumed scrapped.
21	Michigan	Photo needed	Located in Lansing at the Forty & Eight Society, 2949 S. Waverly Highway.
22	Minnesota	Photo needed	Located in Little Falls at the Minnesota Military Museum
23	Mississippi	Photo needed	Located in Jackson at the Museum of Mississippi History.
24	Missouri		Located on the grounds of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO.
25	Montana	Photo needed	Located in Helena at the Ft. Harrison National Guard Base.
26	Nebraska	Photo needed	Missing. Sold for scrap in the early 1960s.
27	Nevada		Located in Carson City at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The museum also has some of the gifts from inside the car.
28	New Hampshire		Located in Manchester at Gilbert Park.
29	New Jersey	Photo needed	Presumed scrapped/destroyed by fire.
30	New Mexico	Photo needed	Located in Albuquerque on the grounds of the New Mexico State Fair.
31	New York	Photo needed	Located in Whitesboro at 40 & 8 Voiture 92.
32	North Carolina		Located in Spencer at the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
33	North Dakota	Photo needed	Locate at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. They also have a big collection of the car's contents.
34	Ohio	Photo needed	Located at Camp Perry (National Guard) near Port Clinton.
35	Oklahoma	Photo needed	Located in Norman at the J.D. McCarty Center For Children with Developmental Disabilities
36	Oregon		Located in North Bend, Oregon along the coast near Coos Bay. It is in Simpson Park. Some gifts from the car are in the Coos Historical & Maritime Museum nearby.
37	Pennsylvania		Located in Annville, at the Fort Indiantown Gap National Guard Post.
38	Rhode Island	Photo needed	Located in Woonsocket at The Museum of Work & Culture.
39	South Carolina	Photo needed	Located in Columbia at American Legion Post 6.
40	South Dakota	Photo needed	Located in Huron at the State Fairgrounds.
41	Tennessee	Photo needed	Located in Bristol at American Legion Post 145.
42	Texas		Located in Austin at American Legion Post 76. Texasboxcar.com has more on the car.
43	Utah		Located at the Utah State Railroad Museum at Union Station in Ogden.
44	Vermont	Photo needed	Located in Colchester at Camp Johnson.
45	Virginia	Photo needed	Located in Newport News at the Virginia War Museum.
46	Washington		Located in Yakima in Sarg Hubbard Park.
*	Washington, DC		Shared with the Territory of Hawaii. Hawaii got the boxcar. Washington kept its contents.
47	West Virginia		Located in Welch at Veteran's Park.
48	Wisconsin		Located in Green Bay at the National Railroad Museum.
49	Wyoming		Located in Cheyenne at American Legion Post 6.
*	*	*	Acknowledgments
*	*	*	Research resources include: Mary Jayne & John Z. Rowe, Andy Dolak, Earl Bennett and MerciTrain.org, Dorothy Scheele and The Friendship Train 1947, Harry Pallenberg. Many thanks to all who have contributed to keeping track of the histories of the equipment of the 1949 Merci Train!
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