In the city of Moore in one of the largest parks in honor of the 50th anniversary of Soviet power on a high pedestal stands the famous monument-the train was called "Ilya Muromets". Its construction was in the period from 1941 to 1942 years, with the support of railway workers of Murom largest branch of the Gorky railway.

As you know, the years of the great Patriotic war were particularly difficult in the history of our country, but despite this, workers were given free time to build a fighting machine. A considerable number of people left on the train to the war front as volunteers. For the purpose of construction of the unit were attached casters, living in nearby towns – Kulebaki, and Vyksa, how supplied for working metal. Getting the necessary material, Dzerzhinsky workers of the plant were determined. Included in the composition of anti-aircraft towers and the cars were welded by employees of the depot, with a specially designed commemorative locomotive depot locomotive fully sheathed in armor.

It is important to note that in the shortest possible time absolutely no experience in building these kind of cars people were able to recreate a real "fortress on wheels". Residents of Moore made a decision about what exactly to give a name to a military masterpiece, naming it after the legendary and brave hero Ilya of Murom. But in this matter, Colonel Neplyuev, who was directly involved in taking the train into operation, was its name – "For the Motherland! ".

Before you send a locomotive on the military front, many workers organized a massive rally by writing to multi-ton giant inscription: "Ilya Muromets" and drawing a famous head of epic heroes. According to the results of numerous controversies decided to appropriate the war machine No. 762 and the figure, and the inscription was ordered to completely erase. But still the name in honor of a brave hero and has remained in the minds of people, and in documents.

8 February 1942 built the armoured train was sent to the front of the same station Moore. The soldiers escorted his wife, who were able to hoist over a huge locomotive impressive size of red cloth, on it was embroidered the famous emblem of the USSR. In the village of Gorky to an existing monument attached armored locomotive called "Kozma Minin", and after that was completed the process of forming a special 37th Gorky division.

Almost all locomotive workers drove so well "Ilya Muromets" that for the entire war period the famous armored train did not get any punctures. First time in the history of armored trains of the great "Ilya Muromets" outfitted with powerful rocket launchers, famous under the name "Katyusha".

After transformation, the machine is quieter to move around, have gained tremendous firepower and high speed, which made the train truly impressive fighting force. For example, one minute he could hit the area of 400x400 m within a radius of 1, 5 km.

For all the time the train has performed more than 150 fire raids on the enemy, and with the help of mortar and artillery fire was able to destroy 14 different guns and specialized mortar mouth, 36 particularly dangerous weapon emplacements, 7 aircraft and more than 870 German fascists.

In the summer of 1944 near Kovel, which is a major town in Volyn oblast of the Ukrainian SSR, was held a large-scale frontal battle in which he participated "Ilya Muromets" and the German " war machine "Adolf Hitler". In this battle the Germans lost and were completely broken. Soviet armored train could cover the distance in 2, 5 thousand km and only 50 km did not reach the German capital and met the victory in Frankfurt.

In honor of the 26th anniversary of the victory celebrated in 1971, in the city of military glory Moore installed the monument to the famous armored train "Ilya Muromets". This monument represents the layout of a real steam locomotive in real size, which is particularly similar to the original, which had passed through entire world war II. Near the monument was put up a plaque on which was marked the battle path of the armored train.