Veteran of the Great Patriotic War, initiator of the creation of the Museum of Railway Troops, retired lieutenant colonel F.P. Filenko in the museum talks with a group of Soviet soldiers, at home he is engaged in wood inlay. Wood products by F.P. Filenko. Rehearsal, performance of the brass band of military musicians. Performance by the vocal and instrumental ensemble created by the musicians of the brass band. The song "Blue Express" is being performed. Meeting of the members of the editorial board of the soldier's large-circulation newspaper "For the Motherland". Typography newspaper set. Soviet soldiers read the newspaper "For the Motherland". Area of the Baikal-Amur Mainline. The formation of the soldiers of the technical battalion. Warriors are repairing road construction vehicles. Political studies for soldiers. During leisure hours, the soldiers read, play chess, play musical instruments.