O scale Railway Post Office

lionelsoni

Member since
December 2001
From: Austin, TX
10,096 posts

Posted by lionelsoni on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:33 PM

Rail-King set 30-6252 includes a UP-1735 heavyweight with 6-wheel trucks, in yellow and gray marked "UNITED STATES MAIL RAILWAY POST OFFICE". It is 55 (scale) feet long between coupler pulling faces, 10-feet wide, and 14-feet high.

Bob Nelson

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phillyreading

Member since
January 2005
From: Lake Worth FL
4,014 posts

Posted by phillyreading on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:11 PM

Williams might have one for sale at their website www.bachmanntrains.com look under Williams, classics on their home page. Another source for used but generally in good condition is www.choochooauctions.com

Interested in southest Pennsylvania railroads; Reading & Northern, Reading Company, Reading Lines, Philadelphia & Reading.

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Bob Keller

Member since
July 2003
From: Wisconsin
2,877 posts

Posted by Bob Keller on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:29 PM

Weaver Models has made a nice RPO car, but I believe they are currently sold out, so check secondary market sources.

Bob Keller

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Seayakbill

Member since
July 2006
1,340 posts

Posted by Seayakbill on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:15 PM

If you are looking for the RPO mail sorting car that ran with passenger trains, MTH and Golden Gate manufactured them in a few road names. Very hard to find and expensive.

Bill T.