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nachoman
Does anone know of a map or listing of all railway post office routes? My curiosity is whether all (or nearly all) railroads once carried mail. I imagine after the demise of the pony express and stagecoaches, yet before integrated highways, all mail would have had to be carried by rail. Is this correct?
I assume the mail would be carried on the fastest passenger train over any particular line. But what about branchlines or shortlines? Would a railroad ever carry the mail in bags in a baggage car rather than in an RPO car?
In other words, suppose a shortline or branchline ran a single passenger train each way each day. The main stations were at the terminals, with only 1-2 minor stations in between. Most, or all mail would go terminal to terminal. Would such a passenger train have an RPO car, or would the mail simply be carried as frieght in the baggage car?
Kevin
I assume the mail would be carried on the fastest passenger train over any particular line. But what about branchlines or shortlines? Would a railroad ever carry the mail in bags in a baggage car rather than in an RPO car?
In other words, suppose a shortline or branchline ran a single passenger train each way each day. The main stations were at the terminals, with only 1-2 minor stations in between. Most, or all mail would go terminal to terminal. Would such a passenger train have an RPO car, or would the mail simply be carried as frieght in the baggage car?
Kevin