• Mail train question

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Discussion relating to the NYC and subsidiaries, up to 1968. Visit the NYCS Historical Society for more information.

Moderator: Otto Vondrak

  by TCurtin
 
Back in the mid 1960s I used to see late night mail train coming northbound on the Hudson Div. I presume it departed from the US Postal center on the West side line, ran up the west side, and continued up the Hudson. I recallthat I'd see it going through Tarrytown around 1:00 AM. According to an ETT that I have from that period ,It appeared to be #13.

Can somebody tell me the details of the makeup of this train, i.e., regular mail/express/RPO cars? Typical length? What did it have for power?
Thanks in advance Tom