Hi Bill; "Mail Storage" meant mail that was shipped from one location to another without being "worked" en-route. The opposite of the RPO car where mail is sorted, picked-up and dropped off en-route. Many "baggage cars" were also used in "mail storage" service on passenger trains.
Pieter E. Roos --- On Fri, 2/24/12, Bill Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bill Nielsen <[email protected]> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: PRR Merchandise Service - Mail Storage? > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:31 PM > Wow, that's incredible! They actually > had cars lettered for "mail storage", boldly advertising the > fact that the mail wasn't kept moving, but was just stuffed > in some boxcar in order to get it out of the way? > > Bill in FL > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > > > David, > > > > > > > > In short the PRR Merchandise Service just a fancier > paint job promoting LCL > > service. It was a freight car in everyday use - not > (normally) run in > > passenger service. You should never say "never" with > the PRR! The cars that > > had steam and signal lines were X29 lettered for REA > Service. There was also > > a group of 10) X42 lettered for Mail Storage service. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > Bill Lane > > > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S > Scale since 1988 > > > > See my finished models at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > Custom Train Parts Design > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > > > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > > The other members are not ALL like me! > > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical > Society > > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
