<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I read an article on Wikipedia about the US Military Railway Service that mentioned that "all class I railroad companies were to create a battalion for the war effort."</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The Virginian Railway was a Class I company. But the Virginian is not mentioned on the article's list of railroads that sponsored a shop battalion or an operating battalion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Does any body have some information to share about the Virginian and its relationship (or lack) with <span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;">the US Military Railway Service during WWII?</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Bill King</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Arlington, Virginia</span></div></div></body></html>