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Short R.P.O. Routes

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daveklepper
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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:45 PM

New Bedford, MA, had a trolley RPO.   The car is at Branford (Shore Line Trolley Museum,CT)

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rfpjohn
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Posted by rfpjohn on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:49 AM
The Bridgton and Saco River RPO route was a shade over 21 miles.
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henry6
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Posted by henry6 on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:30 AM
There were lots of short routes in commuter territories and on streetcar systems. Again what one really needs is a US Post Office Scheme book of any era to get a glimpse, I've seen two over the years and they can be most interesting as they list the how and where of routing US Post Office mail from Post Office to Post Office giving route numbers, train numbers, connections, etc.

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CSSHEGEWISCH
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:16 AM

Chicago had some streetcar RPO's that were less than 10 miles, I'm not sure of the length of the runs.  They may have also existed in other cities.

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:16 AM

What was the mileage of the Suncook Valley between Concord and Pittsfield, NH?   Kingston - Narraganset Pier, RI, on the NaPr?  Indianapolis - New Castle on the Indiana RR? 

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Posted by henry6 on Monday, July 28, 2014 8:05 PM
Gotta find a US Post Office Scheme book of some period which would tell such info...

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Short R.P.O. Routes
Posted by pajrr on Monday, July 28, 2014 7:57 PM

Hi Everyone, I just picked up a 1954 RPO cancellation from the Summit,NJ - Gladstone,NJ  RPO route, reportedly the shortest R.P.O. route in the U.S. This route on the Lackawanna, (now the NJ Transit Gladstone Branch) was only 22 miles long. Does anyone else know of short R.P.O. routes?

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