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20. I do miss the days when the mail traveled on the passenger trains

When active passenger rail was like a spider web across the country, mail moved quickly from PO to PO. I loved going down to help my dad hang the bag on the pickup tower, watch the man on the train grab it with a huge long hook, and chase the incoming bag when it was tossed from the mail car. I could receive a letter from Louisville on the southbound run, answer the letter and send it on the northbound run.

Many small towns along these rail lines sent and received mail in this manner. It was sorted in the postal car by a crack team of postal workers. These were the elite of mail handlers.

If there is a USPS museum near you or if you run into one when you travel, take the time to take a look. Hopefully there will be at least photos and info about Mail on the Rails.