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Mail and Express Cars Bulge with Christmas Cheer
The Rock Island Railroad faces a yearly surge in mail and express traffic from Thanksgiving to Christmas. La Salle Chicago and Union stations bustle with extra baggage cars and express trucks as trains like No. 23, the Des Moines and Omaha Fast Mail, handle bulging sacks and boxed holiday cargo. Officials coordinate with railway mail service to plan equipment, crews, and space to minimize delays during the peak period.
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F. C. Francis
Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Magazine
United States
Railway Mail Service
Post Office
American Railway
la Salle Station
The
Union
Kansas City
Omaha
Rock Island
Des Moines