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Marc, Thanks very much for the comments. I looked at the photos, but unfortunately the detail is quite small and I literally had to view it under a magnifying glass to see what was going on. The photos back then were in small format, and the processing was not always the best. If I put it on the website, at best the flatcars will look like a march of black ants! I really don't know much about tank battalion rail movement. However, a close look at the photo supports what you are saying. The photo shows the rear portion of the train going around a wide curve, as taken from the window of a forward troop car. Quite a few flatcars can be seen, looks like 2 tanks per flatcar but I can't be sure. The first several flatcars are carrying 6 or 7 trucks, mostly 2.5 ton trucks. Behind them are 17 M3 Lee Medium tanks, which is exactly the number that would be contained in a company within a battalion. Behind that are at least another 9 trucks, mostly 2.5 tons with trailers attached. However, the train wraps beyond the edge of the photo, so it is difficult to tell what else was loaded on those flatcars. My guess is that this train was moving just a company, certainly not the entire battalion. BTW, this photo was taken in April 1942 while the 752nd Tank Battalion moved from Ft. Lewis WA to the Desert Training Center at Camp Young, CA. Hope this helps. Bob Holt http://www.752ndtank.com
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