SANTA FE IN WORLD WAR II/Walz
BRAND NEW, JUST PUBLISHED AND IN STOCK NOW.
This volume is designed to be of interest to several audiences. For the Santa Fe history buff, it tells the story of an important chapter in Santa Fe's history. For the Santa Fe modeler, it provides information critical for those wanting to model the Santa Fe in World War II. For the military historian, it provides a case study of how one railroad contributed to the Allied victory in World War II. The story of Santa Fe in World War II includes Santa Fe serving military installations, government installations, construction projects, industries that produce material for the military, and industries that support military production. The book then moves on to focus on Santa Fe itself. It first examines the impact of the war on company assets such as personnel, equipment, and infrastructure, explaining how the Santa Fe overcame personnel and equipment shortages and bottlenecks caused by its infrastructure. The book then moves on to Santa Fe’s traffic and operations. It examines the traffic challenges the Santa Fe overcame. It discusses the Santa Fe passenger train traffic which increased 12 fold over the prewar level and Santa Fe freight trains which quadrupled over prewar. Next, it discusses the three types of military trains: the mixed troop train, passenger troop trains, and hospital trains. Finally, special trains are examined.
184 pages, 8½” x 11” softcover, with over 190 photos and maps, 13 tables, appendices, bibliography, and index. SKU: SFWW2. Posted June 19, 2025.
