The Operating Data Sheets for October 1, 1969 - reprinted by the BRHS in
1998 - show several trains, east (eg. #60 & #64) and west (eg. #63 & #165)
bound with US mail as a #1 priority. Anyone know when the mail was switched
from passenger to freight trains - how much was there and how long it
lasted?
Greg Myers
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From: "Marshall Thayer" <zephyr9903@e...>
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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Passenger Train Info Request
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> Another question -- Holck mentioned something about mail contract expiring
> or being cancelled sometime in 1967 in a photo caption of some train. Was
> he referring to something specific on the captioned run, or did the ENTIRE
> Burlington system stop hauling mail at that time?
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> IIRC, it was the whole shootin' match - all RRs nationwide. I recall that
had a lot to do with the formation of Amtrak.
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> Marshall Thayer
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