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Theb1950 photo is the first westbound run of the Mid-Century Empire Builder. At the time, the GN RPO did run through. Eventually they took it off at St. Paul to give the clerks more time to work. The storage mail cars ran through as well once the Milwaukee stopped handling it St. Paul to Chicago. I don't have that date handy. The NP RPO always ran through since it also contained the crew dorms. However, it was not staffed St. Paul-Chicago. Even with the loss of the mail routes, the NP RPO-Dorms continued to run on the NCL into the BN era due to the crew dorms. If it wasn't on the train, the crew would have been accommodated elsewhere on the train or in a dedicated substitute car. Bryan J. Howell Superior, WI
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