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Railway Mail Association — The Railway Mail Association (RMA) was originally The National Association of Railway Postal Clerks when chartered under the laws of New Hampshire in 1898 as a fraternal beneficiary association. In 1904 the name was changed to the RMA and lasted… … Wikipedia
railway post office — The car in which railway postal clerks perform their duties … Ballentine's law dictionary
Railway post office — In the United States a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service as a means to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO was staffed by highly trained… … Wikipedia
Railway mail service library — The Railway Mail Service (RMS) Library is major collection of materials pertaining to en route distribution history. Incorporated in May 2003, it can assist researchers interested in route agent, seapost, Railway Post Office (RPO), and Highway… … Wikipedia
Postal Transportation Service — On October 1, 1949, the Post Office Department renamed the Railway Mail Service as Postal Transportation Service (PTS). Although this branch of the service had been in charge of all transit mail, some parts had little to do with railroads, altho … Wikipedia
Railway Mail Service — The United States Postal Service s Railway Mail Service was a significant mail transportation service in the US during the time period from the mid 19th century until the mid 20th century. The RMS, or its successor the Postal Transportation… … Wikipedia
postal system — System that allows persons to send letters, parcels, or packages to addressees in the same country or abroad. Postal systems are usually government run and paid for by a combination of user charges and government subsidies. There are early… … Universalium
National Postal Transport Association — The National Postal Transport Association (NPTA) was the successor to the Railway Mail Association. The name change was prompted by the United States Post Office Department reorganizing the Railway Mail Service as the Postal Transportation… … Wikipedia
United States Postal Service — This article is about the government agency. For individual post offices, see U.S. Post Office (disambiguation). For the cycling team, see Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. USPS redirects here. For the non profit boating safety and education… … Wikipedia
Terminal Railway Post Office — Terminal railway post offices were sorting facilities which were established by the Railway Mail Service to speed the distribution of parcel post. These offices were usually located in or near railroad stations in major cities or junction points … Wikipedia
