A long-lost gift from France to New Jersey in 1949, once thought to be destroyed, is returning home in April. New Jersey's Merci Train boxcar is one of 49 gifted as a gesture of gratitude for American ...

The Merci Train boxcar was built in France between 1893 and 1895 and used in WWI to transport troops and supplies. The boxcar was discovered in a Tennessee field by officials with the National WWI ...