American Civilization

There still seems to be concern about the role SNCF took during World War II.  The latest controversy centers on a bid to build the first high speed rail tracks in the United States.  That bid is getting resistance from a group of Holocaust survivors in Florida. This group wants a formal apology about SNCF’s role in the Holocaust, as well as full access to its records and a willingness to make reparations.  Read more about the Florida situation here.

Meanwhile,  California is planning a host of high speed rail projects in the future, too,  and SNCF would  like to compete for the right to be part of those projects.  California lawmakers are anticipating a possible public reaction and have already passed a bill which would force companies who want those contracts to disclose whether they transported Holocaust victims.  SNCF representatives have said that they have no problems with that bill.