Railway Express; Ship The Railroad Way Notebook

From www.railphotoexpress.biz Your items will travel in fast dependable railroad service. Railway Express is (was) nation wide. Passenger trains that stopped at every city and town carried Railway Express Agency items. Before the time of the Interstate Highway System, Passenger Trains were the only link to the outside world for US Mail and Railway Express Packages. Congress approved a law on August 24, 1912 creating postal rates for fourth class mail and providing for parcel post service. This also was carried on Passenger Trains in The U.S.Mail.