European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Re Hunter by Bill Neal staff writer to some a few choruses of Case Jones May have served to whet an appetite for railroading but to . Army sergeant in Europe six years of life As a Soldier unloading military ships made the Iron rails a pretty at Tractive business. Said sgt. . Warren Guiden jr., backing 1956 1 had my first dealings with trains while undergoing on the Job train ing As a repairman of diesel and electric locomotives at it. Eustis Virginia. Decided then that railroading was the Best thing the army had to offer handmade up my mind to stay a Guiden is now Coic of the . Army railway maintenance activity at Rhein a in the suburbs of Mannheim Ger Many where he and 13 other enlisted men and 10 germans handle some 1,700pieces of railway equipment valued at just Over $23 keep Busy with inspections and Upkeep and every six Yoars we overhaul the 60-ton diesel electric engines. Right now we have three torn Down in our shop Guiden said. Maj. Edward m. Bahniuk co of the rheingau Yard says his unit must provide maintenance for All .-owned and operated railway equipment in Europe and provides Supply support for All installations having . Railway equipment on hand or in operation. Another of our major concerns i Liaison Between european railways and various Headquarters for the procure ment of Railroad maintenance in us a eur he two engines in the rheingau Yard Are the 45-ton locomotive three i operation at rheingau and 13 in storage As uneconomical to repair and 15 of the 60-ton diesel electric engines. Bahniuk also has two two car an three one car Mobile command pasts in operation. These self propelled train provide Usa eur s senior commanders with rapid transportation Over european rail lines and Are used As command posts on Are also four ambulance trains out on location each with a three Man Crew. In Reserve at rheingau Are eight ambulance trains each with Utility personnel Kitchen and Ward cars. The Yard freight equipment includes 715 tank cars 708 flatbed units three guard cars an three mail carriers. Bahniuk says his 119 pieces of Pas Senger equipment Are mostly used on duty trains running to and from include 103 sleepers 10 troop cars two Kitchen units seating eight for meals one prison car and one quartermaster clothing sales unit used on scheduled runs to outposts like Fula asset and rheingau unit also provides serv ices for the Southern european taskforce at Camp Darby and the leghorn Italy port of army s train system in Italy includes 18 Flatcar three tank cars an two Sleeper cars All belonging to the rheingau three 60-ton diesel electric engines run material Over 11 Miles of track within the 8th log come s general de pot at Camp Darby and to the port 3miles away. Most goods handled by the italia depot Are bound for commissaries in Germany. They handle up to 7,000 Tonkin a Busy month said Bahniuk. Personnel and the Lack of skilled re placements is the big problem facing a railroader in operating a maintenance Yard such As rheingau said Bahniuk. He explained the army s plan is that the Host nation will furnish railway sup port should it become necessary an thus few skilled railroaders Are needed in has evolved As a primary mover of the army s materials in lie of the Iron rails of a bygone Era said Bahniuk. Most army railroaders sent to the rheingau maintenance Yard have been drafted for two years and have Littler no Railroad schooling and no special skills according to soon become extremely enthusiastic and do a remarkable Job headed. In explaining his duties As a locomotive inspector Guiden said we Check Over each piece of Railroad equipment that comes Here to see if it is beyond repair. This Yard is the Only authorize railway cannibalization Point in Europe meaning we can remove useful part Sand scrap what is Guiden says Many times needed re it a m m1 sgt. . Earnest Howard of rheingau facility gives dining cart lineup. Pair parts Are purchased locally since most of the locomotives and equipment Are of local , however maintains a 90-Day Supply of parts and keeps approximately680 items in Stock As they provide parts for All . Railroad units in Europe regardless the equipment May be operating. The rheingau Yard was established aug. 18, 1950, and inactivated in july 1955 when the Usa eur transportation Center was opened in Frankfurt. At tins time All maintenance was done by private firms under contract through the . Army. Three years later the rheingau rail Way maintenance Yard was reactivated and now since it was reorganized ,1966, it has been operating As a separate . Army activity. Maj. Edward m. Bahniuk keeping pm rolling. F Sis--2-� -. Railroader Guiden on ground a Dicks with Engineer s. Sir. James Russell. 4� t 1 Page spec. 4 Paul Neal patches up Flatcar with welding Torch in rail Yard. The stars and stripes working on the Railroad army Stylet some of rheingau Yard engines ready to Roll. A 1968 the stars and stripes there s repair always plenty of painting and work around the Railroad. Page 13 a
