How Pressed Steel Car Helped Win World War II — Then Disappeared
Pressed Steel Car Company was once an industrial titan, shaping the steel railcars that carried America’s economy. Then, when the world went to war, its Chicago plant became part of the Arsenal of Democracy, building thousands of Sherman tanks under brutal pressure. But the company’s greatest triumph also exposed its deepest weakness. After the war ended, the contracts disappeared, the machines went silent, and a factory that helped arm victory found itself fighting for survival in a world that had already moved on. #ArsenalOfDemocracy #TankHistory #RailroadHistory
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