8th Transportation Traffic Regulation Group
(Photos submitted by Daniel Richetts)

Scenes from the Rheinau Transportation Center in Mannheim, 1954-55
 
   
This 20-foot frame was equipped with four 5-ton hoists and used as a lifting device for wheel exchanges.    
     
   
This photo of the 20-foot high frame is from the unpublished "History of the American Railway Maintenance
Shop in Mannheim-Rheinau, Germany" written by Walter Brusson, Shop Superintendent, around 1955.
The lumber storage shed can be seen on the left.
   
     
   
A 15,000 lb forklift at work at the RTC in Rheinau.