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On the Eve of this historic occasion I just returned from a tour of a WWII submarine located here in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The U.S.S. Razorback submarine served in the last years of WWII and into 1970. How is a WWII submarine in any way related to a train? [?] Long story, but it is. [:D] [:p] Remember before and during WWII many railroads were doing everything possible to aid the war effort. The locomotive builders were doing the same. Alco built not only locomotives for the war effort but tanks as well. It also built gun carriages for 155mm and 105mm guns, condensors for Navy cruisers, marine boilers for the British Merchant Marine, heavy marine forgings for the Navy and Army, springs and warship gun turret parts, bombs [:0] , coolers and heat exchangers for destroyers and MARINE DIESEL ENGINES. [;)] [:)] [:p] Awwww, now something is beginning to click. [:D] [;)] Marine diesel engines, yes, Alco produced marine diesel engines. [:D] Alco was not the only locomotive manufacturer to produce marine diesel engines. Fairbanks Morse also produced marine diesel engines and the USS Razorback uses 4 Fairbanks Morse marine diesel engines. http://www.subnet.com/fleet/ss394.htm http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/BACK/D_Day_inv_sites.htm#op%20utah So not only did our men and women go to war in WWII the railroads and loco manufacturers went as well. I am sure that other people here in the forums can add what other companies such as EMD and GE did to aid the war efforts. Now you ask what historic occasion eve is this? [?] It is the occasion where the Allied forces stepped foot on European soil and began pushing German soldiers back to Berlin. In other words, June 6, 1944, began the Normandy Invasion or D-Day as many say. http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/d-day/ I salute those individuals and those companies who served in anyway to aid the war effort. The railroads certainly did their part as well as locomotive manufacturers, and everyone, even if they did not serve in the war effort directly, helped in some way. If it were not for their collective efforts many of our neighboring countries and possibly even our country might not be here today. We owe them all a hugh Thank You.
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