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Noun Named Entity
Categories: United States Postal Service, Postal infrastructure, Postal history, Postal services, History of rail transportation in the United States
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Railway Mail Service  railway post office  Railroad post office  Railway Travelling Post Office  RPO
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In Canada and 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. Wikipedia
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In Canada and 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. Wikipedia
The Railway Mail Service of the United States Post Office Department was a significant mail transportation service in the US from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century. Wikipedia
US mail transportation service until the mid-20th century Wikidata
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Railway Mail Service, railway post office
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Railway Mail Service, Railway post office
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Railroad post office, Railway Post Office, Railway Travelling Post Office, Yampa Valley Mail
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RPO

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