Nov 18, 2019 · The Railway Mail Service went a step further in service than passenger trains, providing mail delivery and pick-up to small towns where trains did not even stop. The service relied on …

Americans Railway Post Office (RPO) clerks were the elite of the postal system. From 1864 to 1977, they traveled across the country aboard rickety rail cars in the pursuit of delivering mail to the masses.

Jul 30, 1993 · Clerks working in Railway postal car, cir. 1935 The Railway Mail Service revolutionized the way mail was processed by sorting mail aboard moving trains. Railway mail service began in …

Railway Mail Service Special agent credentials issued to Simon D. Reynolds in 1879. Credentials allowed the agents to travel free on trains while performing their duties. Trains began carrying U.S. …

The Railway Mail Service (RMS) was one of the most significant changes in the postal system to arise during the Civil War. The original experiments for the service took place in Missouri, but ended …

Through the 1920s and 1930s, the Railway Mail Service would realize its greatest reach and strength. Over 10,000 trains carried mail-sorting clerks across the country in 1930 alone.

Illustration of the Hannibal and St. Joseph, MO railway mail train car used by Davis for the experimental railway mail service in 1862. Through the first decades of the 19th century, postal officials relied on …

Nov 10, 2025 · When railway mail service began, the cars were equipped primarily to sort and distribute letter mail. By about 1869, other mail was being sorted. Parcel Post service, added in 1913, soon …

Outline Click to view social media share links Outline The Railway Mail Service History of the Service The Creation, 1832-1864 A Fast Start, 1864-1875

Railway Mail Service operated until 1977. Railway Post Office clerks were assigned to process mail inside specially-designed cars while trains sped along their way. Postal officials and railway …