and he notes - "but a standalone RPO car had a maximum 60 foot length."
Try this site: http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?sel=rpo&sz=sm&fr= PRR M70 RPOs were 74' 9" over the buffers. BTW this is also a good site for other classes of PRR cars. NYC operated 85' cars on the "Century" and I know the Great Northern did: http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/index2.htm?GNEPreservedGNPassengerCars.htm I believe the end with the baggage door was for storage mail. Raleigh in sunny Maine At 01:35 PM 7/13/2008, Bill Roberts wrote: > > Posted by: "Thomas Baker" > <mailto:bakert%40andrews.edu>[EMAIL PROTECTED] millcitieslimited > > Date: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:35 pm ((PDT)) > > > > <...> Mail sorting cars were usually between 60-70 feet, likewise > > many combination mail/express cars. > >The U.S. Post Office had three standard layouts: 15, 30, and 60 feet >long. The two shorter lengths were typically combined with a baggage >section in a car that could be any length, but a standalone RPO car >had a maximum 60 foot length. > >-- >Bill Roberts > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
