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United States Army Technical Manuals: A Resource Guide and Inventory

Series 55: Transportation

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The inventory below lists Technical Manuals (TM) found in the Series 55: Transportation series at the Library of Congress:

TM # Title Author Date Page Count
55-200 Railway Operating Rules Dept. of the Army Apr. 1964 167 p.
55-201 Operation Inspection and Maintenance of Steam Locomotives and  Locomotives Cranes Dept. of the Army Jan. 1957 358 p.
55-202 Operation and Maintenance of Diesel-Electric Locomotives Dept. of the Army and the Air Force Oct. 1965 287 p.
55-205 Transportation in the Zone of the Interior War Department Aug. 1944 186 p.
55-235 Movement of Supplies to Ports of Embarkation, Canada, and Mexico War Department Aug. 1946 17 p.
55-265 Transportation Rules Military Railway Service War Department May 1943 60 p.
55-270 Operation of Railroads General Instructions for the Inspection and Maintenance of Locomotives and Locomotive Cranes War Department Apr. 1945 119 p.
55-271 Operation of Railroads Diesel-Electric Locomotives War Department Nov. 1944 294 p.
55-275 Maintenance of Way Rules Military Railroad Service War Department Feb. 1944 175 p.
55-275 Operation of Railroads Maintenance of Way and Structures War Department Jul. 1945 124 p.
55-277 Operation of Railroads Maintenance of Signals War Department Jun. 1945 45 p.
55-280 Operation of Railroads Transportation Rules War Department Jul. 1948 88 p.
55-282 Operation of Railroads Mechanical Examination for Steam Locomotive Engineers Question and Answers War Department Sep. 1945 21 p.
55-285 Operation of Railroads General Instructions for the Inspection and Maintenance of Rolling Stock War Department Jan. 1946 150 p.
55-289 Operation of Railroads Standard Painting, Lettering, and Numbering of Railroad Equipment War Department Jan. 1946 46 p.
55-310 Stevedoring and Wharf Handling War Department May 1943 184 p.
55-310 Stevedoring War Department May 1944 189 p.
55-310 Chargement, Arrimage, Dechargement Et Manutention A Quai Ministere de la Guerre Sep. 1944 198 p.
55-320 Small Boat and Harbor Craft Preventive Maintenance War Department Nov. 1944 36 p.
55-325 Operation of Floating Cranes Dept. of the Army May 1951 202 p.
55-325 Operation of Floating Cranes Dept. of the Army May 1965 202 p.
55-370 Operation of Small Boats and Harbor Craft Dept. of the Army Jun. 1950 123 p.
55-403 Fundamentals of Army Helicopter Maintenance Dept. of the Army Oct. 1959 305 p.
55-404 Fundamentals of Army Airplane Maintenance Dept. of the Army Aug. 1964 166 p.
55-405 Preventive Maintenance of Electric Motors and Generators War Department Sep. 1945 131 p.
55-406 Fundamentals of Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance Dept. of the Army Apr. 1965 162 p.
55-408 Fundamentals of Air Frame Maintenance Dept. of the Army Jun. 1965 431 p.
55-501 Harbor Craft Crewman's Handbook Dept. of the Army Dec. 1958 295 p.
55-505 Amphibious Truck Driver's Handbook Dept. of the Army and the Air Force Jan. 1955 129 p.
55-510 Amphibious Lighter Operator's Handbook Dept. of the Army Jan. 1965 66 p.
55-525 Sleeping Car and Similar Accommodations Class of Transportation War Department Jan. 1945 19 p.
55-590 Transportation of National Guard Troops Matériel, and Supplies War Department Mar. 1947 84 p.
55-602 Movement of Special Freight Dept. of the Army May 1965 89 p.
55-705 Furnishing Bus Transportation War Department Jul. 1945 21 p.
55-710 Transportation Services at Continental United States (Conus) Installations Dept. of the Army Aug. 1964 119 p.
55-1007 Engine, Marine, Steam Skinner Model Uniflow 1,200 H.P. War Department Jul. 1944 43 p.
55-1008 Engine, Marine, Steam Skinner Model Unaflow 600 H.P.   War Department Dec. 1944 24 p.
55-1014 Engine, Gasoline, Marine, Vilmalert Model V-1150-1 War Department Nov. 1944 55 p.
55-1030 Engine, Gasoline, Marine, Outboard, Evinrude Zephyr Models 4359, 4361, 4362, 4363, Lightfour Models 4375. 4376, 4377 War Department Jun. 1945 28 p.
55-1031 Engines, Diesel, Hercules Models DFXB, DFXC, DFXD, and  DFXE War Department Nov. 1944 90 p.
55-1033 Engines, Diesel, Hercules, Models DOOB, DOOC, and DOOD War Department Nov. 1944 75 p.
55-1034 Engine, Diesel, Hercules, Models DHXB, DHXC, DRXB, and DRXC War Department Dec. 1944 112 p.
55-1046 Operator's Instruction for Caterpillar Diesel D17000 Power Unit War Department   61 p.
55-1070 Buda-Lanova Diesel Marine Engine Model 6-DCMR-844 War Department Aug. 1944 150 p.
55-1085 Clark Diesel Engine Models M.D. 4 and M.D. 6. War Department May 1944 80 p.
55-1095 Operating Instructions and Repair Parts Catalog for Model Number 13A12 Outboard Motor War Department   1 chart
55-1105 Engine, Diesel, Marine, Enterprise Models DMQ-36 and DMQ-38 War Department Nov. 1944 185 p.
55-1106 Engine. Marine Diesel, Enterprise Models DMG-6 and DMG-38 War Department Nov. 1944 169 p.
55-1130 Engine, Diesel Marine Superior Model PTD War Department Dec. 1944 1 v. (various pagings)
55-1134 Engine Marine Diesel Superior Model SMRA-4 Instruction Manual  and Parts List War Department Dec. 1944 1 v. (various pagings)
55-1136 Engine, Diesel Superior Models ID and CD War Department Apr. 1945 72 p.
55-1140 Engine, Diesel, Marine, Busch-Sulzer Model 6-DFMT-17 War Department Mar. 1945 165 p.
55-1146 Engine, Gasoline, Marine, Chrysler Crown, Model M7 War Department Apr. 1945 96 p.
55-1149 Engine, Marine, Gasoline, Kermath Model Sea Raider Special, 550 H.P. Fresh Water Cooled War Department Nov. 1944 89 p.
55-1151 Engine, Marine, Gasoline, Kermath Model Sea Wolf Six, 306 Units War Department Nov. 1944 50 p.
55-1204 Derrick, Floating Diesel, Steel, 30-Ton Design 314, Knock Down War Department Apr. 1947 242 p.
55-1510-206-50 Depot Maintenance Manual AC-1 Aircraft Dept. of the Army Jun. 1962 1 v. (various pagings)
55-1520-203-20 Organizational Maintenance Instructions Army Models H-37A and H-37B Helicoptors Dept. of the Army Sep. 1961 909 p.
55-1520-207-10 Operator's Manual Army Model HU-1A Helicoptor (Bell) Dept. of the Army Nov. 1961 1 v. (various pagings)
55-2004 Railway Motor Car Maintenance Multi-Gage 8-Man, 4-Wheel Fairmont A5ZU-A2 War Department Aug. 1953 95 p.
55-2022 Brake Equipment Air Railway Locomotive Nyabco Model 14-EL Dept. of the Army May 1953 1 v. (various pagings)
55-2903 Turbine and Integral Gear Murray Model UG Dept. of the Army Mar. 1954 16 p.
55-2968 Pump, Bilge Marine Products Model R-130G Dept. of the Army Jan. 1955 7 p.
55-3008 Generating Set Gasoline Engine Driven Onan, Model OTC-15BE War Department Nov. 1944 48 p.
55-3203 Operation and Maintenance of LCM (8) Landing Craft Mechanized U.S. Army Hull Nos. LCM-8000 Through LCM-8430 Dept. of the Army Oct. 1954 169 p.
55-3780 Ship's Service and Distribution Switchboard LCU Class 1466 Vessels Pelham Electric Model 4718 Dept. of the Army Aug. 1955 1 v. (various pagings)
55-4000 Tug, Harbor, Diesel Steel, 45-Foot Design 320 Dept. of the Army Feb. 1948 218 p.
55-4040-1 General Motors Diesel Series 71 Maintenance and Overhaul Manual for Three-, Four-, and Six-Cylinder Industrial Units, Form 6SE-61 Dept. of the Army Nov. 1954 345 p.