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1. [CBQ] troop sleepers in mail service? (score: 1): Author: lyle dowell <slyone@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 23:24:50 -0600; I was reviewing bulletin #8 (Railway Mail Service on the Burlington) and came across a photo that has got me curious. On page 14, the 2nd shot has a pair of E-units pulling a mail train. The 1st two; /archives/BRHSLIST/2004-02/msg00063.html (9,853 bytes)
2. Re: [CBQ] troop sleepers in mail service? (score: 1): Author: "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:37:06 -0600; LyleThey would have been in mail storage service..... there were no RPO conversions (the cars would not meet the postal regulations) and there was no shortage of RPO cars after WWII as far as I know.; /archives/BRHSLIST/2004-02/msg00064.html (10,803 bytes)
3. Re: [CBQ] troop sleepers in mail service? (score: 1): Author: rgortowski@aol.com; Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:18:08 EST; Lyle, As Charlie answered, the BE1's (the converted troop kitchens) were used by the Q to haul storage mail and express. They were most commonly seen at the head end of passenger trains. Since the Q; /archives/BRHSLIST/2004-02/msg00067.html (8,868 bytes)
4. Re: [CBQ] troop sleepers in mail service? (score: 1): Author: Q5632west@aol.com; Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:27:29 EST; List: I would add to the previous posts, and has been mentioned on this list before, that the ex-troop kitchens appeared regularly and prolifically on the Oregon-Mount Morris (Illinois) branch servin; /archives/BRHSLIST/2004-02/msg00068.html (8,581 bytes)
5. Re: [CBQ] troop sleepers in mail service? (score: 1): Author: lyle dowell <slyone@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 22:19:29 -0600; Thanks everyone, I was mostly curious about the cars in the picture in that they appeared to be still relatively unmodified. I realize that all 300 weren't converted overnight, and would like to lear; /archives/BRHSLIST/2004-02/msg00070.html (11,771 bytes)

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