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Bonners Ferry Herald
Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Bonner County, Idaho
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American engineers in France constructed railways, docks, and other infrastructure for WWI operations, including a 60-mile railroad from ports to bases; First Engineer troops arrived three months after war declaration and built an army locomotive in 21 days.
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The official review of the first year of war issued by the committee on public information contained the following description of the work of American engineers in France:
American engineers have gone into French forests and done the work of the pioneers of our own northwest. They have frequently been under fire. One of their first tasks was the reconstruction and extension of a railroad 60 miles long to carry our products from ports of disembarkation to general bases of operation.
The First Engineer troops, 11000 strong, arrived in France about three months after war was declared. Since then the number has been greatly augmented. These troops have been constantly engaged in general engineering work, including the construction of railways, docks, wharves, cantonments and hospitals.
An American army locomotive was built in this country in 21 days and shipped to the expeditionary forces. Many other locomotives, cars, logging trains, trucks, dissembled buildings and other equipment have been shipped to augment the output and facilitate the construction operations of American forces abroad.
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France
Event Date
First Year Of War; About Three Months After War Was Declared
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reconstruction and extension of a railroad 60 miles long; construction of railways, docks, wharves, cantonments and hospitals; american army locomotive built in 21 days and shipped
Event Details
American engineers have gone into French forests and done the work of the pioneers of our own northwest. They have frequently been under fire. One of their first tasks was the reconstruction and extension of a railroad 60 miles long to carry our products from ports of disembarkation to general bases of operation. The First Engineer troops, 11000 strong, arrived in France about three months after war was declared. Since then the number has been greatly augmented. These troops have been constantly engaged in general engineering work, including the construction of railways, docks, wharves, cantonments and hospitals. An American army locomotive was built in this country in 21 days and shipped to the expeditionary forces. Many other locomotives, cars, logging trains, trucks, dissembled buildings and other equipment have been shipped to augment the output and facilitate the construction operations of American forces abroad.