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Steamtown National Historic Site The weight of a train sits on an area the size of a dime where the wheel meets the rail. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Living History Program: Mail by Train
Workers load bags of mail onto a Railway Post Office Car. Historic Photo

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Workers load mail onto a Louisville & Nashville Railroad Railway Post Office car.  You can learn about the people who worked in these cars on the Mail by Train living history program.

Step back in time and join a Railway Mail Clerk for a look at this fascinating piece of railroad history. 

Program begins at the Railway Post Office Car in the History Museum.  Included in the Park Entrance Fee.

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