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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNLong-Lost ‘Merci Train’ Given to New Jersey After World War II Has Been FoundTo thank America for its support during the war, France sent a boxcar stuffed with gifts to each state. But in the late 1950s ...
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Paris Trains Halted After Unexploded World War II-era Bomb Discovered—What Travelers Should KnowTravelers are facing delays at the busiest train station in Europe. A World War II-era bomb was discovered in a rail station in Europe. Train service halted on March 7, 2025, at Paris' Gare du ...
The trains were used by most of the European nations fighting in World War II: Poland took advantage of them extensively; Nazi Germany reacted and began using them; and the Russians kept their ...
The trains were employed by most of the European nations fighting in World War II: Poland took advantage of them extensively; Nazi Germany reacted and began using them; and the Russians kept their ...
The Merci Train boxcar was gifted by France to New Jersey in 1949 and went missing in 1958. It has finally been found.
PARIS -- Traffic ground to a halt at one of France's busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb weighing more than 1,000 pounds was uncovered just north of Paris, causing ...
Train services will gradually resume and roads in Paris will reopen after the disposal operation of an unexploded World War II bomb.
Exterior of the Gare du Nord train station in Paris.
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