Railway Mail Service — The United States Postal Service s Railway Mail Service was a significant mail transportation service in the US during the time period from the mid 19th century until the mid 20th century. The RMS, or its successor the Postal Transportation… … Wikipedia
Railway post office — In 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. The RPO was staffed by highly trained… … Wikipedia
National Postal Transport Association — The National Postal Transport Association (NPTA) was the successor to the Railway Mail Association. The name change was prompted by the United States Post Office Department reorganizing the Railway Mail Service as the Postal Transportation… … Wikipedia
Railway electrification in Great Britain — describes the past and present electrification systems used to supply traction current to railways and tramways in Great Britain with a chronological record of development, a list of lines using each system, and a history and a technical… … Wikipedia
Railway electrification in Great Britain - conductor rail systems — Railway electrification in Great Britain Conductor Rail describes the different third and fourth rail systems used and their history.HistoryRailway electrification as a means of traction emerged at the end of the nineteenth century. It offered… … Wikipedia
Railway Mission — The Railway Mission is a British mission devoted to the rail industry. It was founded in 1881 based in mission halls, and now operates a chaplaincy service. The UK Director of the Railway Mission is the Rev. Liam Johnston, who is responsible for… … Wikipedia
Mail — For other uses, see Mail (disambiguation). For electronic mail, see Email This article is about Postal services. For other uses, see Postal service (disambiguation). A collection of British pillar boxes at the Inkpen Post Box Museum, near Taunton … Wikipedia
Grand Junction Railway — The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846. The line built by the company was the first trunk railway to be completed in England, and arguably the world s first long… … Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway — The Northern Pacific Railway system map … Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway — La Northern Pacific Railway (sigle de l AAR: NP) est une compagnie ferroviaire qui traversait le centre nord des États Unis et desservait les États de l Idaho, du Minnesota, du Montana, du Dakota du Nord, de l Oregon, de Washington et du… … Wikipédia en Français
