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(Not to be confused with Friendship Train (song).) The 1947 U.S. Friendship Train collected foodstuffs from American donors for transport to the people of France and Italy. Contemporaneous with the Marshall Plan, it provided desperately needed assistance in the aftermath of World War II, but was primarily a token gesture of goodwill, with stops across the U.S. ending at New York City, where it was received with a ticker tape parade prior to shipment to Europe.

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  • (Not to be confused with Friendship Train (song).) The 1947 U.S. Friendship Train collected foodstuffs from American donors for transport to the people of France and Italy. Contemporaneous with the Marshall Plan, it provided desperately needed assistance in the aftermath of World War II, but was primarily a token gesture of goodwill, with stops across the U.S. ending at New York City, where it was received with a ticker tape parade prior to shipment to Europe. (en)
  • Le Train de l'Amitié (Friendship Train) est un train d'aide alimentaire envoyé en 1947 par les États-Unis à l'Europe en signe de solidarité. (fr)
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  • (Not to be confused with Friendship Train (song).) The 1947 U.S. Friendship Train collected foodstuffs from American donors for transport to the people of France and Italy. Contemporaneous with the Marshall Plan, it provided desperately needed assistance in the aftermath of World War II, but was primarily a token gesture of goodwill, with stops across the U.S. ending at New York City, where it was received with a ticker tape parade prior to shipment to Europe. (en)
  • Le Train de l'Amitié (Friendship Train) est un train d'aide alimentaire envoyé en 1947 par les États-Unis à l'Europe en signe de solidarité. (fr)
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  • Friendship Train (en)
  • Train de l'Amitié (fr)
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