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mail train Fifty-six races to New Orleans on wild coal route
Holcomb pushes W G S to win the New Orleans mail contract by running Fifty-six over a perilous coal road in a record time. George Ambhorn and Jim Angus pilot the ten wheeler through wrecks, floods, and a doomed bridge, pulling into Clinch River minutes before deadline amid cheers and grit.
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Newee
New York Mail Service
Washington Monument
Washington
Shore Line
Riverview Junction
Notog
Jersey City
Southern Railway
P Vania
Mississippi
Louisiana
Holcomb
McStewart
Dennis O'Rourke
Johnnie Baptiste
Clinch River
Baldwin Works
Pennsylvania
Damascus Junction
North End
Silver Creek
Valley View
McKelly
O. S
Ambhorn
North Division
New Orleans
South End
Jim Bolins
Hardluck Bolins
Bolins
Bancroft
Archa
George Ambhorn
Bob
Blue Mountain
Old George
George
1063
Jim Angus
Mwil
Mna House
Railroad Avenue
Jeke
George Amhorn
Gettine
Amharn
Jerkwater
Rainy Creek
Angus
Glenvar
Frankift Road
Glenvill
Jim
Sam
Pine Creek
Amtorn
Leverybody
Rugby
Goor
Jun