Not far away., is particularly relevant and important,” Ramón Murguía, Union Station Board Chairman, said. “With a current and persistent priority locally, nationally and even globally regarding the transformative power of truth and healing, the timing of Auschwitz. Surrounded by a safety barrier and interpretive panels, it will be under 24/7 public and private video surveillance. wide x 31.5 ft long and occupies approximately 215 square feet of space. Crews spent the morning carefully assembling the tracks the car sits on, after which a 60-ton national boom truck will lift the 24,250 lb car into place. The massive rail car was put on display alongside Union Station’s South Plaza parking lot.
The holocaust is not ancient history but living memory, warning us to be vigilant, haunting us with the admonition ‘Never Again.’ It is a powerful reminder of why we need to remember the tragic past and that freedom and human rights are our collective and sacred responsibility to protect.” After the war, Holocaust survivors were welcomed here - as they arrived by train - to start their new lives in Kansas City and beyond. “And the placement of the car in front of Union Station is especially significant in that countless soldiers departed by rail from here to fight for the liberation of Europe. “The freight car speaks directly to the horrifying and systemic plan of mass extermination of persecuted groups including Jews, Poles, Roma and Soviet POW’s,” George Guastello, Union Station president and CEO, said. Up to 100 people along with their belongings would be crammed into each car for what was often a several-day journey to a grim reality. During the war, cars like this were used to transport Jews, Roma and others to ghettos, killing centers and the German Nazi concentration camps across Europe, including Auschwitz. Before World War II, the car was used to transport food, goods and livestock. The freight car is one of 120,000 built between 19 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German National Railway).
Not far away., presented by Bank of America. Kansas City, MO – – An authentic German-made Model 2 railway freight car was delivered and installed today in front of Union Station as part of the touring exhibition, Auschwitz. German-Made WWII-era Railway Freight Car Installed at Union Station as part of Auschwitz.
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