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Communications car of President Truman's train

69-113
Accession Number
69-113
9x7 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348446925
Keywords
Railroads
Soldiers
HST Keywords
Yordy, Richard S.; Trains - Truman - 1945
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Credit:
Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The power room of the Presidential communications car. Two huge diesel generators supplied power and current for the entire train while on a siding or in a station. Maintenance man S/Sgt. Richard S. Yordy of Lincoln, Nebraska checks equipment. Donor: New York Herald Tribune
Date(s)
October 20, 1945