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The Merci Train also known as the French Gratitude Train or the Forty and Eight was the 1949 Europe-US response to the Friendship Train. Composed of 49 cars and filled with gifts of gratitude the Merci Train arrived in New York City on February 3 1949 and was divided amongst the 48 states with the remaining car to be shared by the District of Columbia and Hawaii.

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