The Railway Mail Service Library has prepared a presentation regarding researching Railway Post Office distribution en route between 1864 and 1977. NRHS Chapters are periodically seeking programs and are welcome to use the presentation slides available at these web links, which are guaranteed to be spamware-free:
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSCHED2.pdf
Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
f_scheer@yahoo.com
(202) 268-4996 – weekday office
(540) 837-9090 – Saturday afternoon
In the 1913 former N&W Railway depot along Clarke County route 723
117 East Main Street
Boyce, VA 22620-9369 USA
Please note: only parcels sent via USPS can be accepted at this address.
Visit at http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org or
http://www.facebook.com/RailwayMailServiceLibrary
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2008.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/ebay/RMSL2009.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2010.DOC
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2011.doc
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2012.doc
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/articles/RMSL2013.pdf
http://blog.stamplibrary.org/index.php/2011/01/21/railway-mail-service-library/
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=353755
“Owney Day” at the National Postal Museum:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2062104465440.2115624.1029546011&l=906bc64b9f&type=1
If you have an interest in RPOs, please visit the RailwayPO group at