DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Lineage and Bonors
‘HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPARY
‘7028 TRANSPORTATION GROUP
Constituted in the Organized. Reserve Corps 21 June 1948 as Headquarters and
jeadquarters Coupany, 7024 Transportation Railway Grand Division
Activated 7 July 1948 at Omaha, Nebraska, and affiliated with Union Pacific
Railroad,
(Organized Reserves redesignated 1948 as Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated
1952 as Army Reserve)
Ordered into active military service 3 September 1950
(Zxpanded + Septenber 1952 to form Headguarters and Headquarters Company,
702a Sransportation Rativey Grund Division USMi)s seonganiaed and rodeo eyed
pls 1355 a Honduarters” and Headsuartars Conpaiy, 70l4 Rransportation Group
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Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1953 as, Hedaquarters Company, 7024
Transportation Group (Railway)
Released from active nilitary service and roturned to reserve status
15 Septenber 195+ at Omaha, Nebraska,
adquarters and Heatquarters Company, 7024 Transportation Group (fas
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HOME AREA: Fifth United States Arny (XVI United States Army Corps)
CAMPAIGN STREAMERS: Hone
DECORATIONS: None
By Onder of Wilber M. Brucker, Secretary ofthe Army: Mee & Hq 00, 7024 Transportation Grow
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and reorganized under 7/0 & F 55-202A, 1953, (Colm 8) - AGAO-I (M) 322 Gen Res (13 Aug 53)C1, 15 Sep 1953. Effective 20 Oct 1953 -
10 M0, Office of the Chief of Transportation, 6 Oct 1953.
‘WAIL be processed for ast: ity at Ft. Tustis, Va., transferred to Onaha, Neb., effective 15Sep 1954 - DA
538391, 6 Avg get ethan Det et ro deaee js ‘personnel - GO 60, Trangportation Training Command, 30 Aug Tae. Also see 6 136,:
Ntth Army, 26 Dec 1954, sox
Hq & Hq Uo, ‘02a Bransportation Group (Railway)(USAR) will be INAUPIVATED - let Ind., AGAO-I 322 702d Trans Group (1 Oct 54)
WS, 2 ov 1954. INACTIVATED ~ 00 136, Fifth Aray, 26 Dec 1054.
vait SEOROANIZED an (Bativay) under 703 55-2024, 1955, Oh Y= $ERLW hy" $8077 gan 55)RES, 12 Jan 1955 - GO 28, Firth Army,
18 Mar 1955.
Prov Det #1 is ORGANIZED at North Platte, Neb, effective 1 Oct = AGAO-I (M) 322 a 63, 4 Fe 0
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Is REOKGANIZED os (Reflway) under TOR 55-P02R, 1955 - GO 126, Fifth army, 26 Oct 1955.
Field training at Ft. Eustis, Va. for the period 2 Oct to 16 Oct = Army Reserve tial Unit Training Schedule 1955.
Field training at Ft. Eustis, Va. for the period 10 Jun to 2 Jun - Army Seserve Annual Unit Tra'ning Schedule 1956.
Field training at Ft. Eustis, Ya. for the period 2 Jun to 16 Jun - Army 2eserve Annual Unit Training Schedule 1957.
ae as (Railway) under TOE 55-202D, 1957, with a strength of 25 OFF, 2 WO,"20. NCO, hl EM - GO lj, Fifth US Army, 8
an 195e,
Field training at Ft. Sustis, Va. for the period 8 Jun to 22 Jun - Army Reserve Annual Unit Trai ning Schedule 1958.
Field training at Cp. MeCoy, Wisc. for the period 12 Jul - 26 Jul - Army Reserve Annual Unit ‘Training Schedule, 1959.
REORGANIZED as (Railway) under TOE 65-202D, 1957, - GO 100, XVI US Army Corps, 15 Sep 1960. AMENDED to read GO 101, ~ GO 102,
XVI US Army Corps, 14 Sep 1960, AMENDED to include TOE 300-18 and effective 1 det 1860 - GO 116, XVI US Army Corps, 27 Oot 1960,
FOR HISTORY SEE: DA Lineage and Honors of Eq & Eq Co, 702d Transportation Group, 11 Jan 1961. TSE GaneNT
liq & Hq Co, 7024 Transportation Group
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28 May 1962.
Affiliation Agreements with the Union Pacific Railroad Co., is TERMINATED effective
with the inactivation - 24 Ind, AGAO-0 (27 Dec 62) OCAR, 14 March 1963, Effective 15 Feb 1963 - 00 26, XVI US Army Corps,
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CONFIRMED - GO 8, XVI US Army Corps, 24 Jan 1963. guiment pair’ shop. The other two, called
“operating battalions,” handle the
ds and the rolling stock.
ing to Lt. Col. Charles O.
Butler, General Superintendent of
the 702nd, who has been a rail
roader most of his life, an oper
ating battalion such as the ones at
Fort Bustis, could successfully op-
up to “400 or 500 miles of
‘oad if the force were aug-
mented by eivilians from the thea:
tre of operations.” Normally, how.
ever, such a force op ‘about
150 miles of track.
While it is usually the job of
Army Engineers and not the rail-
way grand division to lay rails, the
engineering section of the grand
sometimes finds it necessary to lay
rail in combat areas. TC men are
cautious in speculating how much
rail a railway unit could lay in a
specific amount of time, since there
are so many variables involved.
But, they believe they could lay
one-half mile of new track a day.
If it simply involved laying track
in a bed where old track had been
torn out, work would progress more
quickly.
Korean Ser
“We seldom found it nece
to lay completely new track,” says
Captain William Cudworth, sup
intendent of maintenance at Eurtis
and a railroader who saw service in
Korea. “We were primarily oc.
eupied with repairing and making
serviceable those that already were
in the theatre of operations.” Most
of the men who work in a super.
visory capacity in the 702nd ak |
ready have had a fling at rail op.
erations in the Korean eonllict.
‘The men who operate the For
ustis Railroad represent jut =
about every major eommercial rail:
way system in the U.S. A typical
gathering of command personnel of
the Eustis line resembles a meet
ing of the hoard of operatio
any large commercial organization”
under different eircumistances. And
a roster of their civilian compani
reads like a chorus from “The
Gandy Dancers’ Ball.”
“a
Cross Section
From the command posts right
down through the ranks, the Fort
stis soldiers represent a unique
exoss section of military life.
‘They are, for the largest part
inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool rai
roaders, men who worked on the
railroads in civilian life and an-
ticipate returning to them when
they leave the service, Railroading
for uot previously renew
ripton were quite selfish a
© feary aud yas unable todo so after
| ntatheco railroads
ila. Frankly, Teas
pad postion t
“Today I dicect the dispatch
niles ef pipeline. Tu ease you are vot
1 mista
sce ie tha all the traffic
LETTERS AND QUOTES
(Continued from inside Jront cover)
bo bad « gund elation and whe bad
. in railroading. If any
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ai ey ‘of course, it is mo fault of the
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Kansas City, Mo,
Do You Know Your Railroad Zoo?
LY PAUL NORTON
is in their blood and they work at
their trade with an almost unbe- ~
coming enthusiasm. Itwas no small
wonder that they should feel at
home at Fort Eustis, with its rail 7
road, the pungent smell of soft coal
firing the hoilers of its locomotives
and the din and noise of its shop.
As a group, their contribution
to the military’ has been a signi
cant one. They have helped convert
the tools of their trade to instru
ents of vielory. They represent a
perfect union” between a great
American institution and honor
able citizenship.
tie brave enough to
[hore of the railroad x00? Score yourself: 67, cow
“4. Great Northern trademark...
We all know that a locomotive commonly
an enginear hogger. B
imal cracker! ‘The ansitert ave at the bottom of
S$. A roadbed building machine... «
6 The C&O mascot.
1 Engine with control cab built over the midlle of the
oiler. «
‘of Toaded coal cars
ee ee
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(Continued from page 8)
to a report submitted to Col, E. Jeff
Barnette, Superintendent of the Wa-
ter Div., by the vessel’s master, Capt.
Discussing the swing decks which
have attracted wide attention in com.
mercial shipping circles, Captain
Christman reported that during the
MeGraw's recent crossing to Bremer-
hhaven the vessel encountered a North
Atlantic gale in which she rolled 30
degrees with the wing decks fully
Roy C. Christman loaded. “Observations were main-
ision Has Outstanding Record
HOWN above is th hich is commanded by Li,
Col. Donald E. Ingman and sponsored by the Union Pacific Railroad, at one of
ite training, sessions,
‘The 7O2nd has on outstanding record. An affliated unit, sponsored by the
Union Pacific, it was activated at Fort Snelling, October 1942, and embarked in De-
cember of the same year at San Franciseo for the Persian Gull. Tt was preceded by
its commanding oficer, Colonel (now Brig. Gen. -Res.) A. E. Stoddard, who flew to
Teheran, Iran, in October.
Sent to the Middle East to assist in supplying Russia with war materiel, the
T02nd became part of the 3rd MRS under the Persian Gulf Command, and was
assigned the task of operating the Iranian State Railway from the Persian Gull ports
to Teheran, a distance of 800 miles over some of the most rugged terrain in the
world, A single-track line, the railroad passed through 129 tannels and over tome
4100 bridges. ‘The temperature slong its line varied from 130 degrees above zero
10 30 belove.
Jr brualon—the hs 7300 nd 7st Operating, 14th Sho, and 762
i ‘were assigned to it to operate the railway.” Because of the limited
‘umber of Americans, it became necessary to train natives in American methods, and
lltimately most trains were operated with native erews and one American 38° con
ductor oF pilot.
Initially operations were conducted using equipment which was available upon
arrival, and which had been previously used only during daylight operations, Tt
consisted of a small number of German and British locomotives—without headlights
—and hand-braked freight cars.- Despite the limited equipment and adverse operat
ing conditions, tonnage progressively increased, and after arrival of American equip.
‘ment, rail trafic had reached a point which required the operation of about 24 freight
trains daily between the ports and Teheran.
‘The intense heat in the Persian corridor and native affictions, as well as need
for experienced railway personnel elsewhere, resulted in a high rotation
some personnel were tent to other theaters, including General Stoddard wi
‘command of the Ist MRS in Europe. Some of the original members remained in
fran until 1945 when the line was turned back to the Iranian Government; there:
after, some went on to the Pacific as'members of the 3rd MRS and others returned to
the United States,
‘The 702nd was reactivated as a reserve unit uniler sponsorship of the Union
Pacife in April 1948, and its present personnel, with few exceptions, are employees
of that railroad, Its members are all veterans and two of the present members were
assigned to it in 1942, Other original miembers aro now assigned to the 723rd Rail.
way Operating Battalion of Cheyenne, Wyo., also affiliated with the Union Pacific
General Stoddard, the first Commanding Officer, is now Deputy Commanding
General, -Res, MRS, and also President of the sponsoring railroad. END
60
tained during the gale and there was
no movement of cargo or the wing
decks,” Captain Christmas said.
‘He added that inspection after dise
charge showed no damage to either
cargo or to the wind decks. “The lat-
ter moved as easily and smoothly af-
ter discharge of the cargo as they did
when first installed,” he state.
‘An inveition of former Merchant
Marine Captain V. C. Farrel, the roll-
ing decks consist of two movable steel
platforms which, after loading move
outboard inthe hold, thus saving
time ordinarily required to carry oF
“snake” each package of eargo into
its assigned place. Th the reverse op-
eration, the movable decks are rolled
back to the centerline for unloading
through the regular hatch opening,
‘TC HARBOR BOAT SERVICE
Although the big boats get the pub:
the litle boats doa lot of
work. In 1940 there were only 386
hhatbor boats in service in the TC
Harbor Service. Between 1940 and
1945, the mumber of boats in service
in the TC Harbor Boat Serviee grew
from 386 to 12,000.
nee the war, considerable re-
search has resulted in improvements.
In the light of operational experience
gained during and since the last war,
and with consideration given to the
functions of the newly-established
MSTS, some of the improvements
scheduled for the future flet include:
(1) Non-propelled steel barges of
all-welded construction; (2) floating
on ise i col ely oe poy
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