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The White House received a new, $119,000 railroad communications car for the use of President Harry S. Truman when he traveled by rail. The car contained a variety of facilities, including radio telephone, radio teletype, and the latest equipment for code transmission and reception. The car was named the General Albert J. Myer, after the Army's first Chief Signal Officer. Major George J. McNally, Chief of the White House Signal Service, checks the control panel of the two 250 kilowatt diesel powered generators that supply power for the equipment. Donor: New York Herald Tribune