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World War II Railway Operating Battalions

World War II Railway Operating Battalions. References. http://home.att.net/~rwy720th/. http://homepages.tesco.net/~martyn.witt/milrly/mil_rly_hist_e_0.htm#top_of_page. http://www2pb.ip-soft.net/railinfo/car-floats/dday-landings.html. Outline. The USATC in WW II

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World War II Railway Operating Battalions

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  1. World War II Railway Operating Battalions

  2. References http://home.att.net/~rwy720th/ http://homepages.tesco.net/~martyn.witt/milrly/mil_rly_hist_e_0.htm#top_of_page http://www2pb.ip-soft.net/railinfo/car-floats/dday-landings.html

  3. Outline • The USATC in WW II • The need for the Military Rail Service in WW II • Rail transport for Operation Overlord and beyond

  4. The USATC in WW II Organization USATC est July 1942 N. Africa Italy S. France Middle East 1st MRS 2nd MRS 3rd MRS Europe RGD Railway Grand Division 250-450 miles of rail ROB RSB Railway Shop Battalion Railway Operating Battalion

  5. The USATC in WW II Recruiting

  6. The need for the MRS Supply Problems • Patton’s 3rd Army • – required an average of 350,000 gal/day • The Red Ball Express • – consumed 300,000 gal/day itself • 28 Aug – Patton’s fuel allocation falls 100,000 gal short • 31 Aug – No fuel arrives, Patton grinds to a halt • Increased use of larger caliber artillery adds to supply problems

  7. The need for the MRS Destroyed Infrastructure

  8. The need for the MRS Destroyed Infrastructure

  9. Operation Overlord

  10. U.S.-BUILT WORLD WAR I LOCOMOTIVESat the roundhouse in Cherbourg.

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