N&W 160 - 60' RPO car acquired from the Fisco in 1967

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Bill Pollard reports that one or two newly converted
(ca. 1962, Springfield, MO, shops) Frisco 60-foot RPO
plus 9 foot storage mail cars, Frisco #2055 and 2056,
were sold to N&W sometime after the Birmingham &
Memphis RPO was discontinued on August 19, 1967,
possibly after October.  

A photo of N&W 160 is attached -- this being one of
the former Frisco cars.  Surely that is one of the
last RPO roster additions of any of the railroads, and
the need for N&W to make such a transaction at that
late date in 1967 when the Norfolk & Cincinnati RPO
days were also numbered is unknown.  Further, N&W had
sold a RPO to the Florida East Coast Railway at that
time, so it's unclear why it sold a car then turned
around and bought a similar one.

If anyone has thoughts about this situation, kindly
copy Bill Pollard at arkrail at sbcglobal.net on your
reply.  If you cannot view the photo, please send and
email to f_scheer at yahoo.com and I'll attach it to a
reply.

Best wishes,

Frank Scheer
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