REPORTED LOCATIONS OF RAILWAY POST
OFFICE CARS
Updated October 311, 2006
Display indicates where the interior of the car can
be viewed with either a partial or complete interior.
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MUSEUM NAME |
CITY |
STATE |
RPO INITIAL, NO. AND LENGTH |
DISPLAY |
WEBPAGE |
|
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum |
Calera |
AL |
SOU --, --' RPO, lightweight (doesnt show up in
current equipment roster) B&O 74, 60 RPO (Birmingham, near the L&N
passenger station) |
Unknown No |
http://www.hodrrm.org/ |
|
North Alabama Railroad Museum |
Chase |
AL |
SOU 3585, 30' RPO |
Yes |
|
|
Travel Town Museum |
Griffith Park, Los Angles |
CA |
ATSF M-177, 15 RPO |
No |
|
|
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum |
La Mesa |
CA |
ATSF 74, 60 RPO |
Yes |
www.psrm.org |
|
Pacific Locomotive
Association |
Merced |
CA |
Yosemite Valley 107, 40
RPO |
No |
|
|
Cannery Row |
Monterey |
CA |
SP ----, 30' RPO |
No |
|
|
Golden Gate Railroad Museum |
Niles Canyon |
CA |
SP 5131, 30 RPO; UP 5901, 60 RPO: SP 5045, 30 RPO |
No No No |
http://www.ggrm.org/ |
|
Orange Empire Railway Museum |
Perris |
CA |
ATSF 60, 60' RPO; UP 1267, 60' RPO; PE 1406 |
Yes No No |
|
|
California State Railway Museum |
Sacramento |
CA |
GN 42, 60' RPO |
Yes |
|
|
Napa Valley Railroad |
Yountville |
CA |
SP ----, 30 RPO (formerly on display at Monterey,
CA?} |
No |
http://www.winetrain.com/yountville_station.html |
|
Colorado Railroad Museum |
Golden |
CO |
C&S 254, 60' RPO RGS 150, 30' RPO RGS "Galloping Goose" |
Yes No No |
|
|
Durango & Silverton Railroad |
Hermosa |
CO |
D&RG Narrow Gauge 30 car body next to water
tank |
No |
http://www.durangotrain.com/about/history.htm |
|
Danbury Railroad Museum |
Danbury |
CT |
Reportedly has a PRR RPO, but web page only cites a
PRR 60-feet baggage car last used in wire train service. |
No |
www.danbury.org/drm |
|
Valley Railroad Museum |
Essex |
CT |
NH --, 60' RPO |
No |
|
|
Railroad Museum of New England |
Thomaston |
CT |
NH 2789, 30 RPO; NH 3281, -- RPO; MEC 352, --
RPO |
No No No |
http://www.rmne.org/ |
|
Thronateeska Heritage Center |
Albany |
GA |
ACL 13, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Southeastern Transportation Museum |
Duluth |
GA |
SOU 1701, 60' RPO; SOU 153, 30 RPO |
No No |
|
|
Restaurant at the former SOU Railway station |
Vinings |
GA |
WRyofA/A&WP --, 60' RPO |
No |
|
|
Museum of Science and Industry |
Chicago |
IL |
CB&Q 9900, 30' RPO (Pioneer Zephyr) |
No |
|
|
Galesburg Railroad Museum |
Galesburg |
IL |
CB&Q 1145, 30' RPO |
Yes |
|
|
Monticello Railway Museum |
Monticello |
IL |
NKP 356, 15 RPO; C&A
880, 30 RPO; IC 404, 30 RPO |
No No No |
|
|
Fox River Trolley Museum |
South Elgin |
IL |
Chicago streetcar RPO 6 |
No |
http://www.foxtrolley.org/map.htm |
|
Illinois Railway Museum |
Union |
IL |
CB&Q 1923, 30' RPO |
Under development |
|
|
Whitewater Valley Railroad |
Connersville |
IN |
B&O ---, -- RPO |
No |
|
|
National New York Central Museum |
Elkhart |
IN |
EL -----, 30' RPO |
No |
http://www.nycrrmuseum.org/ |
|
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society |
Fort Wayne |
IN |
NKP 831, 15' RPO |
No |
|
|
Indiana Railroad Museum |
French Lick |
IN |
NYC ?, 60' RPO (former 20th Century Ltd car) |
No |
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/ |
|
Indiana Railroad Museum |
French Lick |
IN |
NYC ?, 60' RPO (former 20th Century Ltd car) |
No |
http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/ |
|
RailsWest Railroad Museum - Historical Society of
Pottawattamie County |
Council Bluffs |
IA |
UP 5908, 60 RPO |
Yes |
|
|
Atchison |
Atchison |
KS |
CB&Q --, 30' RPO |
No |
|
|
Midland Railroad |
Baldwin City |
KS |
KCS 30, 30' RPO |
No |
|
|
Historic Rail Park |
Bowling Green |
KY |
L&N 1107, 60 RPO |
Under development |
www.historicrailpark.com |
|
Railway Exposition Company |
Latonia |
KY |
PRR ----, -- RPO |
No |
|
|
Kentucky Railroad Museum |
New Haven |
KY |
RPO display by Charles N. Scott, Monon ?, 30' RPO
(poor external condition,but interior reported to be complete) 60' C&O ---
RPO (not personally seen) |
No |
|
|
Louisiana Railroad Museum (?) |
Shreveport |
LA |
IC --, 60' RPO |
No |
|
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B&O Museum |
Baltimore |
MD |
B&O --, 15' RPO |
No |
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum |
Baltimore |
MD |
Maryland and Pennsylvania 35, 15 RPO |
No |
http://www.borail.org/ |
|
Gaithersburg Railroad Museum |
Gaithersburg |
MD |
SOU 36, 60' RPO |
No |
|
|
Michigan State University Museum |
East Lansing |
MI |
GTW 9683 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Lake Superior Museum of Transportation |
Duluth |
MN |
NP 1447, 30' RPO |
No |
|
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Unknown perhaps the Country Caboose but not
included in their description |
Joplin |
MO |
KCS --, 60' RPO |
Yes |
|
|
Patee House Museum |
St. Joseph |
MO |
H&SJ replica 1862 RPO from converted baggage
car, rebuilt in 1932 |
No |
|
|
National Museum of Transport |
St. Louis |
MO |
SLSF 251, 30' RPO; CB&Q 1942, 60 RPO; SSW 71,
15 RPO; UP 5812, 60 RPO |
No No No No |
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Tweetsie Railroad |
Blowing Rock |
NC |
ET&WNC 15, 15 RPO |
No |
|
|
East Carolina Chapter, National Railway Historical
Society |
Bonsal |
NC |
SOU 188, 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
Waccamaw Coast Line |
Myrtle Beach |
NC |
IC ---, 30' RPO (car may have been moved to another
museum following Waccamaw bankruptcy) |
No |
|
|
North Carolina Transportation Museum |
Spencer |
NC |
SOU 49, 60 RPO; SOU 36, 60' RPO |
No Yes |
http://www.SALSIBURY.NC.US/NCTRANS/INDEX.HTM |
|
Winnipesaukee Railroad |
Meredith |
NH |
RUT ---, -- RPO |
No |
|
|
Delaware Valley Chapter, National Railway
Historical Society |
Morrisville |
NJ |
PRR 8565, 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad |
Chama |
NM |
D&RG 53, 54, 55 Narrow Gauge 30 cars |
No |
http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/ |
|
Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Boulder City |
NV |
OSL Pullman (1911) Harriman standard, steel
express-RPO No. 2314, 30 mail section, complete interior. |
No |
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/BoulderCity/rr.htm |
|
Nevada State Railroad Museum |
Carson City |
NV |
Virginia & Truckee 70-foot McKeen (1910) Motor Car 22 15 RPO (no fixtures); Virginia & Truckee ACF (1907)
21 (second) 15 RPO; Carson & Colorado Barney
& Smith (1881) narrow gauge 3 12 RPO (no fixtures) |
No |
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/rr/ccrr.htm http://www.nsrm-friends.org/ |
|
Nevada Northern Railway Museum |
East Ely |
NV |
NN 20, 15 RPO |
No |
http://www.nevadanorthernrailway.net/roster.htm |
|
Pacific Locomotive
Association |
Virginia City |
NV |
Virginia & Truckee 23,
40 RPO |
No |
|
|
Upper Hudson River Railway |
North Creek |
NY |
ETRC 729, -- RPO |
No |
|
|
Railroad Museum of Long Island |
Riverhead |
NY |
LI 4209, 15 RPO |
No |
http://www.rmli.org/Pages/Riverhead_site_main.htm |
|
Mad River & NKP Railway Museum |
Bellevue |
OH |
PRR 6570, 60' RPO |
No |
|
|
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway |
Nelsonville |
OH |
GTW ?, 60 RPO (center case) |
No |
|
|
Ohio Transportation Museum |
Worthington |
OH |
PRR --, 60' RPO |
No |
|
|
Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society |
Toledo |
OR |
SP 5132, 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum |
Altoona |
PA |
PRR 6571, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Patrick McKinney |
Claysburg |
PA |
PRR ---, Robert Hannegan, 60 RPO |
No |
|
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RESTAURANT/ SHOPS |
Lancaster, approximately 20 miles North on PA route
272 |
PA |
? |
No |
|
|
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad |
New Hope |
PA |
BRW 100 ‑ baggage RPO car, ex-Belfast &
Moosehead Lake; CNJ --, 30 RPO |
? |
http://www.newhoperailroad.com/ |
|
Conewago Model Railroad Club |
New Oxford |
PA |
WM -----, 30' RPO |
No |
|
|
Steamtown National Park Service |
Scranton |
PA |
L&N 1100, 60 RPO |
Yes |
http://www.nps.gov/stea/Collection/HRSC1100.HTM |
|
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania |
Strasburg |
PA |
PRR 5403, 15 RPO B&O 81, 60 RPO |
No No |
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/ |
|
Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad |
Titusville |
PA |
BAR ---, 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
Shortline railroad |
Northumberland |
PA |
PC 6595, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
South Carolina Railroad Museum |
Winnsboto |
SC |
Unknown |
No |
|
|
Tennessee Valley Railway Museum |
Chattanooga |
TN |
SOU 40, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Old Smokey Railway Museum |
Knoxville |
TN |
SOU 39, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum |
Knoxville |
TN |
SOU 34, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Tennessee Central Railway Museum |
Nashville |
TN |
RI 354, 30 RPO |
No |
http://www.tcry.org/equipmnt.htm |
|
Age of Steam Museum |
Dallas |
TX |
ATSF M-160, 15 RPO; T&P 916, 30 RPO |
No Under development |
|
|
Center for Transportation & Commerce |
Galveston |
TX |
IC 100, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Gulf Coast Chapter,
National Railway Historical Society |
Houston |
TX |
ATSF 3401. 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
Interurban Museum |
Plano |
TX |
TE 360, 15 RPO |
No |
|
|
Ogden Union Station |
Ogden |
UT |
UP 5819, 30' RPO |
Under development |
http://www.theunionstation.org/projects/rpo/projects_rpo_1.html |
|
Old Dominion Chapter, NRHS |
Paulsboro |
VA |
RF&P 103, 60' RPO; SOU 71, 60 RPO |
No |
|
|
Virginia Museum of Transportation |
Roanoke |
VA |
N&W 93, 60 RPO |
No |
http://www.vmt.org |
|
Puget Sound & Snoqualmie Valley Railroad |
Snoqualmie |
WA |
SP&S 52, 30 RPO |
No |
|
|
RailAmerica (National Railroad Museum) |
Green Bay |
WI |
ATSF 57, 60' RPO CB&Q 2330, 60' RPO |
No No, but open for viewing |
|
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum |
North Freedom |
WI |
SOO Line 552, 15 RPO; WC 1513, 30 RPO |
No |
www.midcontinent.org |
|
Minnesota Transportation Museum |
Osceola |
WI |
NP 1102, 15' RPO |
Yes |
|
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Unknown |
Parkersburg |
WV |
B&O --, 30' RPO |
No |
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Compiled by the Railway Mail Service Library. Please report additions, deletions, or changes
to: fscheer@railwaymailservicelibrary.org
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