RPO on N&W No. 8

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Thanks, Frank, for your quick and always thorough response
Glenn
> On 10/14/2020 1:24 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 01:19:42 PM EDT, Glenn Fisher wrote:
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> Frank:
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> Back in the mid-50s, N&W No. 8 from Roanoke to Norfolk carried a Mail and Baggage Car.  Was there a working RPO on board?
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> Glenn
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> Hello, Glenn:
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> During 1955, Train 8 had a 15-feet apartment RPO according to the attached schedule page.  Please note that this RPO only operated with a clerk between Roanoke and Petersburg.  The apartment RPO may have remained in the train consist between Petersburg and Norfolk without a clerk or the car may have been switched out at Petersburg.  The bold-face train number indicates a RPO and the light-face train number shows that there was no RPO but closed-pouch mail was handled on the train.  "cu" means RPO daily except Sunday, closed pouch on Sunday, and "b" means daily except Sunday.
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> Best Autumn wishes,
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> Frank Scheer
> f_scheer at yahoo.com
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