Six-window cars were generally full RPOs--the RPO
occupied the entire car.
Three-window cars were usually half-and=half--one-
half RPO, the other half baggage and express.
Two-window cars generally had RPOs even smaller
than half the car, the remainder being used for baggage
and express.
A six-window car would probably have no lettering
except "United States Mail/Railway Post Office." The
half or smaller RPOs would usually have the standard
baggage-Railway Express Agency letter at the non-RPO
end of the car.
Wes Leatherock
wleath@s...
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Cynthia & Duncan Cameron wrote:
> Hi list.
> I was hoping someone could help me with a new project. I just bought a
> Rivarossi heavyweight RPO which will enter the paint-shop as soon as I get
> the Milwaukee colours off of it. I have a few pictures (not very clear) of Q
> RPOs. Apparently they varied quite a bit in terms of the window arrangements
> -- I've seen them with 2,3,& 6 windows on either side near the small door. My
> car has three windows and so is a close match to at least one class of Q
> RPOs. The information I'm looking for would be the road numbers for cars in
> this particular class and some indication of how to properly decal it. It
> seems that all cars have the U.S. Postal Service lettering at the one end,
> but some have additonal lettering (maybe Railway Express Agency) at the other
> end. Again I'm looking for the right way to letter a 3-window car. I have a
> set of Microscale decals for the heavyweight cars which seems to include
> eveything I might need. Thanks for letting me pick the collective brain.
> Duncan
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