White Train
The United States Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Transport Train, known as the White Train, was used to transport nuclear weapons for most of the Cold War. From 1951 to 1987, the Department of Energy's Office of Secure Transportation (OST) used the train to move the weapons from the Pantex plant in the Texas panhandle, where they had been constructed.[1] The train, which was armored and carried an array of defensive armament, became the focus for peace and anti-nuclear weapon activism in the west.[2] While the train's color was changed numerous times to avoid notice, it continued to be referred to by its original color. After the last attempt to prosecute protesters who blocked the passage of the train failed, the Department of Energy began instead to move nuclear weapons by truck without public notice.[3] Some of the White Train cars are preserved at the Amarillo Railroad Museum,[4] while a few others are preserved at the Pantex Plant.
See also
[edit]- List of armoured trains
- Naval Base Kitsap – U.S. Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state
- Plowshares movement – Christian pacifist movement
- Safeguards Transporter – Truck for transporting nuclear weapons within the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Pantex Donates Cold War Era Train Cars to Railroad Museum" (PDF). PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION - Cultural Resources News from the Department of Energy. 2 (2). Office of History and Heritage Resources: 5. August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2006.
- ^ Day, Sam (c. 2000). "Commitment to Nuclear Truthtelling". no-nukes.org. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Milner, Glen (31 October 1998). "The Myth Of Disarmament and Trident". Seattle Post Intelligencer. p. 5. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001 – via Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action.
- ^ "White Train". Amarillo Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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