The U.S. Military Railroad (USMRR) was established by the United States War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War.

The Military Railway Service was created in the 1920s as a reserve force of the United States Army. It had existed twice before: first as the United States Military Railroad during the American Civil War , and later as the United States Railroad Administration during World War I .

In military contexts, a train is the logistical transport elements accompanying a military force. Often called a supply train or baggage train, it has the job of providing materiel for their associated combat forces when in the field. When focused on provision of field artillery and its ammunition, it may be termed an artillery train.

The STRACNET is an interconnected and continuous rail line network consisting of over 41,300 miles of track serving 141 defense sites. It is not intended to be a routing guide as military cargo...

The railroads were the first great industry of the United States to perfect an organization to co-operate with the military authorities and to offer its services to the Secretary of War. 7 The...

2016年6月29日 · Military rail comprises four major areas that contribute to its success: track maintenance, railcar and locomotive repair, rail loading operations, and train and engine operations.

2023年11月22日 · The Defense Department operates an expansive rail system across numerous bases and installations throughout the United States. Every year, thousands of tons of military gear move along this network, thereby proving the enduring significance of railways within the military’s overall transport tactics.

2021年8月16日 · A few times a year, there are special, rare military trains that run in Minnesota. These start at Camp Ripley, and can go anywhere in the nation for training, deployment, or if equipment needs...

BNSF Military Train over TehachapiApril 2017Enjoy!

From the American Civil War through World War II, the US Army had to deploy railroad units with their own locomotives and rail cars into the theater of operations because the shortage of rail...