The 'Merci' Train, also known as the French Gratitude Train or the Forty and Eight, was the 1949 Europe-US response to the Friendship Train.
Composed of 49 cars and filled with "gifts of gratitude", the 'Merci' Train arrived in New York City on February 3, 1949, and was divided
among the 48 states with the remaining car to be shared by the District of Columbia and Hawaii.