The 470 Railroad March 20th meeting featured a presentation by Frank Scheer of the Railway Mail Service Library titled "Special Delivery via Railway Post Office, Maine to New Jersey". The presentation explains how a letter moved through the RPO network from Lewiston, Maine, to Camden, New Jersey. RPOs were once included in the head-end traffic of passenger trains along with storage mail cars, express, and baggage. Modelers will develop a better understanding of how the mail transportation network functioned through closely and scheduled connections so mail moved nearly as quickly between two points as a traveling passenger could. After the presentation, if members have questions about RPOs on specific trains or railroads, Frank can provide more information in a follow-up email. The presentation notes pages will be available to all members as an email attachment for future reference.
Special Delivery via Railway Post Office
