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 #1528584  by BAR
 
Thanks for posting that terrific photo which brought back some fond LIRR memories. I happened to be visiting Shinnecock Hills in the summer of 1960 and caught a mail pickup on the fly. Only time I ever had the opportunity to observe an RPO in action.

BAR
 #1528649  by BAR
 
Where did the westbound Montauk RPO terminate? Post mark says NY. Is that Penn Station which of course was next to the main Manhattan post office? Did the main post office have rail service? Thanks for any information.

BAR
 #1528651  by DaveBarraza
 
BAR wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:42 pmDid the main post office have rail service?
The PSNY Mail Platform was (is) between the ladder tracks to platforms 1-4 and Yard E, directly under the post office.
 #1528790  by jhdeasy
 
BAR wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:42 pm Where did the westbound Montauk RPO terminate? Post mark says NY. Is that Penn Station which of course was next to the main Manhattan post office? Did the main post office have rail service? Thanks for any information.

BAR
How did a LIRR non-EMU RPO car move to/from Penn Station in the era after electric locomotives hauled non-EMU equipment to/from Penn Station?