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Kalmbach Publishing Company 12802 Express, Mail & Merchandise Service

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From package handling to delivery – and everything in between.

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Express, Mail & Merchandise Servicedescribes
rail express service and merchandise traffic on railroads from the early 1900s
through 1960s when railroad personnel handled packages and merchandise
everything from baby chicks and cornflakes to money and machinery and got them
to their final destination. A wonderful historical reference for modelers and
railfans alike.

This book covers:

  • Depots, freight houses, and terminals.
  • Dedicated trains, special cars, and delivery vehicles.
  • Train operation and car movement.
  • And much more!

Author: Jeff Wilson
Size: 8.25 x 10.75
Pages: 96
Color photos: 160


Jeff Wilson has written more than 25 books on railroads and model railroading.
He spent 10 years as an associate editor at
Model
Railroader
magazine,
and he currently works as a freelance writer, editor, and photographer,
contributing articles to
Model
Railroader
and
other magazines. He enjoys many facets of the hobby, especially building
structures and detailing locomotives, as well as photographing both real and
model railroads.


Chapter 1


History of express, merchandise, and mail service 4


Chapter 2


Railroad LCL traffic 11


Chapter 3


Railway Express Agency 19


Chapter 4


Head-end cars and merchandise equipment 37


Chapter 5


Depots, freight houses, and transfer terminals 53


Chapter 6


Train and car operations 70


Chapter 7


Moving mail by rail 82


Bibliography 94


Thanks and acknowledgments 95

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