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Army Train Heads West on 3000 Mile Highway Run
A three mile long Army motor transport train left Washington for a 3000 mile cross continental run to San Francisco via the Lincoln Highway. The sixty day journey tests transport efficiency and showcases national highway value with stops in Omaha Grand Island North Platte and Sidney.
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Army
Washington
Lincoln Highway
San Francisco
War Department
Omaha
Grand Island
North Platto
Sidney
Motor Transport Corps
Gen. Drake
War Camp Community Service
Drake
Transport Service
Owen Seaman
J. M. Richhie
Lincoln Highway Association
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
Lafayette Square
White House
Capital
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Sierra Nevada Range
Sacramento
Cal
United States
Lafayette
Gettysburg
Canton
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Carson
Stockton
Oakland