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Foreign Baggage Express on the Fast Mail
From The Warbonnet, 2/97
74-foot one-inch light weight New York Central baggage-express car 9118 built by ACF, was one of 100 in Class BE, series 9100-9199, that frequently found their way into the consists of the Fast Mail Express. - O. H. Borsum photo, Joe Shine collection.
Other examples of foreign line head end equipment known to head west in consists of the Fast Mail Express included:
Pennsy 74'-1" Class BE (B70A) 6073. - 1949-50, by O. H. Borsum, Joe Shine collection.
Erie 70'-0" Class BE 534 - 1949-50, by O. H. Borsum, Joe Shine collection
MoPac Mail Storage car 2050 - 1949-50, by O. H. Borsum, Joe Shine collection
New Haven 74'-9" Class BE baggage express car 5576 - 1949-50, by O. H. Borsum, Joe Shine collection
NYC 9386 is one of some 300 express cars converted from troop sleepers that saw frequent service on the Fast Mail Express. - A. Dean Hale collection
PRR X-29 box express 2370 was one of a fleet of over 2,000 cars, many of which were used in New York - California express service. Missouri Pacific 50' express box in Eagle colors, just left of the PRR car was also a frequent seen type on 7 and 8. - A. Dean Hale collection
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