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Classic Trains 2006 Fall Mail by Rail CB&Q fast mail Steinheimer photos
Classic Trains 2006 Fall Mail by Rail
114 Pages
Contents
20 Fast Mail David P. Morgan
Aboard Burlington 29, Chicago to Omaha, in 1959
32 The Few, the Proud Peter A. Hansen
Railway Mail Service teamwork: similar to the Marines
42 Mrs. Adkins Meets No. 51 Photos by Richard Steinheimer
Caliente's postmistress exchanges mail with SP's San Joaquin Daylight
48 RPO Rainbow Robert S. McGonigal
An all-color photo gallery: self-propelled, under wire, and routine
50 Coatesville Mail Helper Bert Pennypacker
Tales from the 1940's on the Pennsylvania Railroad's bottleneck
56 Snag that Bag! Karl Zimmermann
Classics Today: Museums and tourist lines keep RPO history alive
58 Racing into History Don Hofsommer
Documenting the passing of an era on GN's Badger and Gopher
66 Night Train Stowaway David A. Thompson
An 8-year-old enjoys an Omaha Road RPO adventure with his dad
70 Boston to Seattle for 3 Cents David A. Thompson
How a 1947 letter went from Fast Mail to Fast Mail across the continent
73 Big Emmas Over the Red River Ed Theisinger
Stalking L&N 2-8-4's on a huge, remote Kentucky bridge wasn't easy
78 Photo Section
Steam on IC and in Nova Scotia; color of SOU railcars, CNJ, LV, Monon
88 Bird's-Eye View: Jacksonville Terminal in 1940's
Florida's funnel, from the headhouse to the mail and express terminal
92 One Day at . . . North Platte, Nebr. A. J. Wolff
A May 1970 visit yields surprises: seven roads' run-through diesels
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