"In the year of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory of the Soviet People over fascism, we honor with a special feeling the valor of the railway soldiers, whose selfless work played a crucial role in providing transportation for the largest operations of the Great Patriotic War. Each steel highway connecting the front and rear, along which freight, passenger and ambulance trains passed, was a road of life and hope", the message of greetings reads. "It is gratifying that the best traditions of the winners' generation are preserved today. The personnel of the transport troops are successfully solving the tasks of improving the transport support system of the Armed Forces, increasing its efficiency and making a significant contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability", the President stressed.