Transportation Corps: Railway Operating Battalion
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: FM 55-55 Railway Operating Battalion 1944-02-04
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: I. GENERAL; title: Purpose and scope 1 1; title: Mission 2 3; title: Organization 3 2; title: Cooperation 4 2; title: Weapons 5 3; title: Equipment 6 3; title: Transportation 7 3; title: Terminology 8 3; title: II. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS; title: Powers and limitations 9 5; title: Distribution of personnel 10 6; title: Demolition 11 8; title: Additional personnel 12 8; title: Relation to other arms and services 13 9; title: Command 14 10; title: III. HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY; title: Organization 15 15; title: Function 16 15; title: Battalion headquarters 17 15; title: Headquarters company 18 18; title: IV. MAINTENANCE-OP-WAY COMPANY; title: Organization 19 22; title: Function 20 22; title: Company headquarters 21 23; title: Bridge- and building-maintenance platoon 22 24; title: Track-maintenance platoon 23 26; title: Signal-maintenance section 24 28; title: V. MAINTENANCE-EQUIPMENT COMPANY; title: Organization 25 29; title: Function 26 29; title: Company headquarters 27 30; title: Car-repair platoon 28 31; title: Locomotive-repair platoon 33; title: VI. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY; title: Organization 30 37; title: Function 31 37; title: Company headquarters 32 38; title: Train-operating platoon 33 39; title: VII. ELECTRIC POWER AND TRANSMISSION COMPANY; title: Organization 34 41; title: Function 35 41; title: Company headquarters 36 41; title: Electric power platoon 37 42; title: VIII. AMBULANCE TRAIN MAINTENANCE; title: Scope and organization 38 44; title: Function 39 44; title: Ambulance train maintenance section 40 45; title: Maintenance crew 41 45; title: IX. DRILL AND CEREMONIES; title: General 42 47; title: Battalion staff 43 47; title: Color guard and guidon 44 48; title: Drill organization 45 48; title: Close-order drill 46 49; title: Formations 47 50; title: Inspection 48 50; title: Ceremonies 49 51; title: Extended order 50 51; title: X. COMBAT; title: General 51 52; title: XI. TRAINING; title: General 52 53; title: Private - 53 53; title: Noncommissioned officer 54 54; title: Commissioned officer 55 54; title: Unit 56 55; title: Method 57 55; title: XII. MEDICAL DETACHMENT; title: General 58 57; title: Drill, ceremonies, and combat 59 57