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Metadata
Object Name |
Questionnaire |
Title |
Section 7 [Reseach Notes for Book "Texas Electric Railway"] - #300 [Series: 350 thru 399] Questionnaire [RPO Operations] |
Event |
Writing the Book Texas Electric Railway |
Date |
ca 1949-1963 |
Scope & Content |
Questions compiled about mail operations of cars within the 350-399 series. These questions were handwritten on the back of recycled paper. [Transcription of the handwritten questions:] Questions * Did cars #351 and #356 ever operate as one man cars while in RPO service * At what dates did #351 and #356 cease being RPO combine motors. * What became of RPO combine motor #356 after it was removed from service. * From what source was RPO combine motor #350 made. At what date? Did a car bearing this number exist in 1917? Did a car bearing this number exist in 1913? * At what dates did #350, #360 and #362 become R.P.O. combine motors? * Did cars #350, #360 and #362 ever operate as one-man cars before being placed in RPO service. * Did cars #350, #360 and #362 ever operate as two-man cars after being placed in R.P.O. service. [squiggly dividing line] * What are the circumstances surrounding the receipt of the mail handling contract? Dates * Was any car given special equipment before the actual awarding of the mail contract? * What was the basis on which cars #351 and #356 were selected for R.P.O. service in 1914? * What was the basis on which cars #350, #360 and #362 were selected for RPO service in 1934? |
Search Terms |
300 Series Car 350 Car 351 Car 356 Car 360 Car 362 Historic Preservation Passenger Motor 350 Passenger Motor 351 Passenger Motor 356 Passenger Motor 360 Passenger Motor 362 Railway Post Office Research Notes RPO |
Collection |
Johnnie J. Myers Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2006.CL.1-119 ZK |