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Railway Mail Service, the Glossary

The Railway Mail Service of the United States Post Office Department was a significant mail transportation service in the US from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century.^[1]

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Rail transportation in the United States

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boyce, Virginia

Boyce is a small incorporated town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was an American Class I railroad.

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Cincinnati

Cincinnati (nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.

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Cleveland

Cleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Clinton, Iowa

Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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Erie Railroad

The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Northeastern United States, originally connecting Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lake Erie at Dunkirk, New York.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties.

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George Bangs (February 26, 1826 – November 17, 1877) was an American businessman who began his adult life working in private ventures including printing, shoes, farming and journalism before becoming postmaster of Aurora, Illinois, in 1861.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Highway Post Office

The term highway post office refers to brightly colored red, white and blue buses used to carry mail to multiple areas over wide distances. Railway Mail Service and highway Post Office are United States Postal Service.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), formerly known as the Museum of Science and Industry, is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago.

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National Postal Museum

The National Postal Museum, located opposite Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. Railway Mail Service and National Postal Museum are United States Postal Service.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Owney (dog)

Owney (ca. 1887 – June 11, 1897), was a terrier mix adopted in the United States as a postal mascot by the Albany, New York, post office about 1888. Railway Mail Service and Owney (dog) are rail transportation in the United States and United States Postal Service.

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Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum is a railroad museum located in Campo, California, on the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway line.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pioneer Zephyr

The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington Route.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Postal Transportation Service

The Postal Transportation Service (PTS) was the renamed successor to the Railway Mail Service of the United States Post Office Department from October 1, 1949. Railway Mail Service and Postal Transportation Service are United States Postal Service.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Railway Mail Service library

The Railway Mail Service (RMS) Library is a major collection of materials pertaining to en route distribution history. Railway Mail Service and Railway Mail Service library are rail transportation in the United States and United States Postal Service.

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Railway post office

In Canada and the United States, a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service and used specifically for staff to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County.

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Terminal railway post office

Terminal railway post offices were sorting facilities which were established by the Railway Mail Service to speed the distribution of parcel post. Railway Mail Service and Terminal railway post office are rail transportation in the United States and United States Postal Service.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Transport

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Post Office Department

The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. Railway Mail Service and United States Post Office Department are United States Postal Service.

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Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan—also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P.—is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mail_Service

Also known as Yampa Valley Mail.

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Rail transportation in the United States

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