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By Rail in Japan (1898)

This article gives a fascinating insight into railway activities and life in Japan at the close of the nineteenth century. Originally published in "The Railway Magazine" in March 1898, the author D.T. Timins looks at what to an occidental eye must ...

Famous Train Journeys (1992)

There is still something about a train journey which holds nostalgic memories for many people. Although many train services have disappeared for compelling political or economic, reasons largely due to the emergence of air transportation over longer distances, still others have ...

Fun with Stamps: How the Post is Carried Now (1958)

This is the first of a series of enjoyable articles extracted from "More Fun with Stamps" (1958) by Dianne Doubtfire & Kay Horowicz. We have cut the title down to "Fun with Stamps" on PDb as we do not have ...

Norfolk Southern Mail Train 21J

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Railway Post Office Demonstration

On September 20, 2008 Illinois Railway Museum presented a day dedicated to the Railway Mail Service and Railway Post Office cars. Back in the day, mail was not only carried by rail but in some cases was sorted enroute aboard Railway ...

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