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Rail Cars That Braved Stickups Headed For Sidetrack
Railroads plan to discontinue railway post office cars from 162 passenger trains. The move follows the Post Office Department rail car eliminations and a shift to bulk mail via air, rail, and highway. Edges include the Phoebe Snow and Arrow routes ending service between Hoboken and Chicago and between Chicago and New York.
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Chicago
E Arrow
Post Office Department
St. Joseph
Hannibal
Jesse James
U.S
Erie-Lackawanna
Phoebe Snow
Hoboken
N.J
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York