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

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Ed: Show me an RPO with a star!! They didn't need them. No, this is an 
active car. The 1967 rebuilding changed a 30' mail apartment into a 60' 
apartment. It is an ex Wabash car, not Frisco.   Jim Nichols


> Neither is a star on the car, indicating it's not to be occupied 

> account no toilet facilities. . .

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> EdKing

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>     Subject: Re: N&W 160 - 60' RPO car acquired from the Fisco in 1967

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>     >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.

>     My understanding is that the cars sold to FEC went circa 1960 -

>     1961, returning to the N&W 1966, according to the "N&W Color Guide".

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>     Also, it is worth noting that the mailbag hooks are not on the

>     car, so the car likely was being used for either storage mail or

>     package service.  Thanks for sharing that shot... I had no idea

>     such a transaction had occurred.

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>     jerry

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