Combat Trains

Discover the shocking story of the construction of WWII’s Death Railway from some of the Allied POWs forced to build it.

From ambulance train to cutting-edge mobile hospital, see how the railway industry saved lives for over a century of war.

From a mobile command headquarters for Hitler to the trains that carried out mass murder, track the history of the Nazi railway.

See how the efficiency of railways in WWI led not to a speedy victory but to the interminable horror of trench warfare.

Track the vital role British trains played during World War II, through firsthand accounts and rarely seen footage.

Hop aboard and hear the stories of four rail journeys that changed the course of WWII, the Russian Revolution, and more.

From Bull Run to the Petersburg Campaign, see how trains affected and defined the American Civil War.

From Lawrence of Arabia to Winston Churchill, discover stories of railway espionage and sabotage in times of war.