Raleigh,
This proves that it's hard to say anything emphatically. ("Never say
never")
I think that Bill is at least partially correct. As I understand it
the Post Office paid for a 15', 30', or 60' RPO space depending upon
their needs along a particular route. That could be a single car or a
piece of a combination RPO/Baggage/Mail Storage car. Other mail
storage space was paid by the cubic volume needed. On the MKT and MP,
RPO only cars were 60'.
Maybe the mighty Pennsy donated the other 14 linear feet? :)
Of course I could be wrong....
Billy Click
On Jul 13, 2008, at 1:25 PM, raleigh wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
>
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>
>
>
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