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Railroad


Railroad in World War II would greatly need the new diesel locomotives being produced by EMC (later EMD) beginning in the 1930s, as the U.S. needed to move hundreds of tons of goods, material and troops to fight against Germany and the Axis after it was bombed by the Japanese in December of 1941. This time, however, railroads were prepared for the onslaught of new traffic and no government oversight was needed during the conflict. Not only did railroads see record freight traffic during the war years but also the industry witnessed a passenger renaissance as folk returned to the rails, partly due to the new streamliner concept and partly because the government needed the trains to move large numbers of troops. In any event, without the railroads World War II certainly could not have been won by the Allies.