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- Railroad Schedule for the Great Southern Mail Line, 1857 - Printed by Murphy & Co. in Baltimore, Maryland, this broadside informed the public of the arrangements and schedules available for travel from New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore via the Great Southern Mail Line in 1857. The broadside includes the times and lengths of rail trips to such southern cities as Richmond, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina; and Mobile, Alabama.
- September 01, 1857
- Collections - Artifact
Railroad Schedule for the Great Southern Mail Line, 1857
Printed by Murphy & Co. in Baltimore, Maryland, this broadside informed the public of the arrangements and schedules available for travel from New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore via the Great Southern Mail Line in 1857. The broadside includes the times and lengths of rail trips to such southern cities as Richmond, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina; and Mobile, Alabama.
- "Travellers for the South," circa 1845 - The Post Office was among railroads' earliest and most important customers. Special railcars, introduced as early as 1838, not only carried mail but also served as mobile sorting facilities in which postal workers processed letters and parcels en route. In the mid-20th century, automated mail sorting, along with increased truck and airplane transport, made railway mail cars obsolete.
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
"Travellers for the South," circa 1845
The Post Office was among railroads' earliest and most important customers. Special railcars, introduced as early as 1838, not only carried mail but also served as mobile sorting facilities in which postal workers processed letters and parcels en route. In the mid-20th century, automated mail sorting, along with increased truck and airplane transport, made railway mail cars obsolete.