CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to guide commanders and staffs of transportation military railway service higher units. It is also designed to proviee asi c mifooraomon commanders and staffs of m railway s ie lower units, for commanders of supporting units, and for staff officers of higher headquarters. 2. Scope a. This manual describes the mission, composition, and employment of military railway service higher units. It also describes military railway planning and operations in a theater of operations. b. All table of organization and equipment references give only the basic number. The reference will apply to the table with the basic number, and also the tables with the suffixes A, B, or R.
DesignationFM 55-21
EditionNov 1955
StatusSuperseded
Pages170
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)