| Posted by Dom on May 15, 2007 | |
Talk about Americana! Check out the lady watching from the porch. Great shot!
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Never noticed the lady. Wow what eyes you have. Do you suppose there is a letter in that mail sack she is sending to her son in Vietnam.
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Love the details in this shot!
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Two great B&O shots today. Thanks Don.
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| Posted by Dom on May 16, 2007 | |
We can only imagine what messages are being conveyed through that bag...
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Great shot but train must be moving slowly as there is no sign of anyone preparing to extend the hook to grab the mail.
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Email? What's that? Excellent look back Donald, thanks for sharing.
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The post card was the E-mail of the 1960s! The RPO ( Railway Post Office) made next day delivery (within 500 miles) a given. In some aspects mail service today can almost be guaranteed 3-day delivery (and that is mail addressed to someone residing in the same city as the sender).
Labor, accidents and America's insatiable desire for the jet airliner and high horsepower automobiles fueled by "cheap" gasoline killed the intercity express trains as we knew them then. Thanks for sharing, Don.
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| Posted by mike woodrome on May 19, 2007 | |
This really hits home. My dad was a RPO Clerk on the B and O. The mail was rgular and steady in any kind of weather. He said one day it would be back and with 3.15 cent a gallon diesel fuel I believe he was right. Great Job. Thanks
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Don, I've really enjoyed perusing through your historical collection of photos around Clarksburg, having grown up about 40 miles from the city. Today, few would recognize this scene as it's a heavily weed-choked path used only by locals and their 4-wheelers.
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