Passenger Cars, Prototype and models

[ACL1504]

Well, we have a topic for almost everything so I figured it was time for a passenger car showing.

Here are two from Jacksonville Union Station. Not really passenger cars but I'm getting close.

[tct855]

Tom,
            Nice photos!  Yes you are right, these are not passenger cars, however they are mail cars and some became baggage cars as time progressed.  These are cool cars and an integral part of passenger train consists.  Early on in the postal car history, mail cars had workers inside working sorting mail as the train headed to it's next destination.  Hinse all the air vents and windows.   

            Can't wait to see all the cool upcoming photos you must have.  Thanx Thom...

[BandOGuy]

And for those of you who haven't studied this, the demise/loss of postal contracts by rail was the death knell for most inter-city passenger travel. I'd be interested in comments on the Railway Express business have on the passenger trains march into history.

[ACL1504]

Tom,
            Nice photos!  Yes you are right, these are not passenger cars, however they are mail cars and some became baggage cars as time progressed.  These are cool cars and an integral part of passenger train consists.  Early on in the postal car history, mail cars had workers inside working sorting mail as the train headed to it's next destination.  Hinse all the air vents and windows.   

            Can't wait to see all the cool upcoming photos you must have.  Thanx Thom...

Yes,

The baggage car postal workers were also Signal 0, meaning they all carried side arms.

Tom

[ACL1504]

And for those of you who haven't studied this, the demise/loss of postal contracts by rail was the death knell for most inter-city passenger travel. I'd be interested in comments on the Railway Express business have on the passenger trains march into history.

Chip,

I remember in the 50's a passenger train passing through Orlando could easily have 5-6 United States Postal cars at the head end. Some times at the station, they would throw out 50-75 bags of mail.

Tom

[ACL1504]

[tct855]

Tom,
            Nice photos!  Yes you are right, these are not passenger cars, however they are mail cars and some became baggage cars as time progressed.  These are cool cars and an integral part of passenger train consists.  Early on in the postal car history, mail cars had workers inside working sorting mail as the train headed to it's next destination.  Hinse all the air vents and windows.   

            Can't wait to see all the cool upcoming photos you must have.  Thanx Thom...

Yes,

The baggage car postal workers were also Signal 0, meaning they all carried side arms.

Tom

KPII,
          Could you imagine if the postal workers still carried fire arms today!  ha...

[Powersteamguy1790]

Thanks for posting those photo's Tom.

Stay cool and run steam..........

[ACL1504]

Thanks for posting those photo's Tom.

Stay cool and run steam..........

Bob,

You are welcome. Here is another one for today.

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Great photos keep em coming. Really like the RPO.

Karl

[ACL1504]

Karl,

Thanks buddy, I have plenty of RPO cars.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I'm looking in on all the neat photos.....thanks Tom. 

[ACL1504]

I'm looking in on all the neat photos.....thanks Tom. 

Greg,

You are welcome.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Abandoned ACL coach off the City of Miami train.

[ACL1504]