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There are still army manuals for train operations. TM5 -627, Maintenance of Trackage, and TM 5-628, Railraod Track Standards, are available at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/armytm/. http://www.military-info.com/mphoto/P030f.htm#rail lists (but not available) historic army manuals for train operations. http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:y3aHVUWCz0YJ:www.transcom.mil/j5/pt/dtrpart3/dtr_part_iii_app_aa.pdf+Military+railroad+operations+manual&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 provides additional info on rail operations. http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/516067.htm is a DoD instruction providing info on the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet program run by the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. http://www.rtands.com/mar01/army.html provides info on an Army reserve unit base in Connecticut with responsibilty for train operations in wartime. You might also you might look at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/4-01-41/. Army Field Manual 4-01.41 Army Rail Operations is a relatively recent manual and focuses on army rail ops in conflicts and specifically mentions the European area. Details how rail ops would be conducted and how trains would be set up.
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