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{{Infobox Museum
|name = U.S. Army Transportation Museum
|image = Skycrane001.jpg
|caption = [[Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe|CH-54A (H54A) Tarhe "Sky Crane"]] outside the museum
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|coordinates = {{coord|37.1650|-76.5756|display=inline}}
|established = {{Start date|1959}}
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|location = [[Fort Eustis]], Virginia
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==History==
The museum was established in 1959, in a warehouse using items initially collected for a recruiting exhibit.<ref name="atmf">{{cite web ▼
▲The museum was established in 1959, in a warehouse<ref name="atmf">{{cite web
|url=http://ww2.atmfoundation.org/about-us.html|work= Fort Eustis site |title= Museum Foundation page
|accessdate= 2011-10-05 }}</ref>. A main building opened in 1976, and in 1987, an open-air pavilion as opened for [[military aviation|aviation]] exhibits.<ref name="mus_main">{{cite web |url= http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/museum.htm |work= U. S. Army Transportation Museum site |title= main page |accessdate= 2010-05-05}}</ref> The buildings, built at a total cost of US$765,000, and other capital improvements are funded by the Army Transportation Museum Foundation (ATMF).<ref name="atmf"/> Since the foundation is prohibited by law from obtaining state or federal grants, private donations are the only funding source.▼
▲|accessdate= 2010-05-05}}</ref> The buildings, built at a total cost of US$765,000, and other capital improvements are funded by the Army Transportation Museum Foundation (ATMF).<ref name="atmf"/> Since the foundation is prohibited by law from obtaining state or federal grants, private donations are the only funding source.
==Museum mission==
The museum reflects the history of the Army, especially of the [[United States Army Transportation Corps]], and includes close to 100 military vehicles such as
▲The museum reflects the history of the Army, especially of the [[United States Army Transportation Corps]], and includes close to 100 military vehicles such as Aircraft, wheeled vehicles, watercraft and rolling stock, including stock from the [[Fort Eustis Military Railroad]]. It is officially dedicated to General [[Frank S. Besson, Jr.]], who was the first [[four-star general]] to lead the transportation command,<ref name="mus_Besson">{{cite web
|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/generalbesson.htm
|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
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[[Image:40and8s style boxcar.JPG|thumb|[[Forty-and-eights]] style boxcar in the Army Transportation Museum.]]
The museum features a {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} main building and four outdoor parks.<ref name="Virginia Tourism">{{cite web |url=http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?AttrID=43029| work=Official Tourism Website of the Commonwealth of Virginia |title=Virginia Tourism U.S. Army Transportation Museum |accessdate=2008-03-08}}</ref> The exhibits inside the museum building include representative transportation-related materials, presented in a series of dioramas in chronological order. Outside (see map, below) there is a vehicle yard to the south, with road vehicles, amphibious craft, and the aircraft pavilion, and a rail exhibit to the north. Although material is presented on 18th- and 19th-century topics, over half the indoor exhibit space and almost all of the outdoor exhibits are 20th-century- related.▼
Early truck developments are given coverage with the [[Mexican Punitive Expedition]], [[Liberty truck]], and Transcontinental Motor Convoy exhibits. The extensive Liberty Truck exhibit covers the development and production of the Army's first standardized truck design, a 5-ton cargo hauler produced using interchangeable parts.<ref name="liberty">{{cite web▼
▲The exhibits inside the museum building include representative transportation-related materials, presented in a series of dioramas in chronological order. Outside (see map, below) there is a vehicle yard to the south, with road vehicles, amphibious craft, and the aircraft pavilion, and a rail exhibit to the north. Although material is presented on 18th- and 19th-century topics, over half the indoor exhibit space and almost all of the outdoor exhibits are 20th-century- related.
▲Early truck developments are given coverage with the [[Mexican Punitive Expedition]], [[Liberty truck]], and Transcontinental Motor Convoy exhibits. The extensive Liberty Truck exhibit covers the development and production of the Army's first standardized truck design, a 5-ton cargo hauler produced using interchangeable parts<ref name="liberty">{{cite web
|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/LibTrucks.htm
|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
|title=Liberty Truck page
|accessdate=2011-10-05}}</ref>
[[World War II]] receives coverage with several exhibits
|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/mulberry.htm
|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
|title=Operation Mulberry page
|accessdate=2011-10-05}}</ref> Another exhibit focuses on the [[Red Ball Express]], the massive supply operation that supported [[George S. Patton|Patton]]'s advance after [[D-Day]].
|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/redballintro.htm
|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
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|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
|title=Gun Truck naming page
|accessdate=2011-10-05}}</ref>), an exhibit depicting a downed [[Bell_UH-1_Iroquois|UH-1 Iroquois]] in a rice paddy, as well as bicycles used by the [[Viet Cong]].<ref name="vc_bike">{{cite web
|url=http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/vc-bike.htm
|work=U. S. Army Transportation Museum site
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Outdoor exhibits include the vehicle park with a selection of representative vehicles used in the transport command
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'''T''' - Train/Railway exhibits]]
Since the museum is on an active military installation, a check-in at the guard station, a possible vehicle search, and a visitor's pass are required.<ref name="visit">{{cite web |url= http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/museum/transportation%20museum/visit.htm |work= U.S. Army Transportation Museum site |title= visitor info page |accessdate= 2011-10-05}}</ref> The museum has a gift shop, and a reference library where research may be undertaken with advance request. <br />
The museum's hours of operation are 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays.
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