McComb in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Railway Post Office Car
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
1. Railway Post Office Car Marker
The railway post office car #95 is one of the seven of its class built in 1914 by the Pullman Company for the ICRR, and is thought to be the only survivor in its original state. Usually six postal employees, not railroad workers, were on board to retrieve, sort, and deliver the mail at scheduled stops. Mail was loaded and unloaded in sacks via sliding doors, but if not a scheduled stop, mail to be picked up was placed in a sack on a mail crane next to the tracks and retrieved on a mail hook. Mail to be delivered was simply kicked out the door as the train passed through. These RPO cars existed on express or through trains only.
Donated in memory of
the three generations of the Decoux, Williams and Lee families
privileged to work for the ICRR
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 31° 14.606′ N, 90° 27.062′ W. Marker is in McComb, Mississippi, in Pike County. It can be reached from South Railway Boulevard north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Caboose #9384 (a few steps from this marker); 1883 "Club Car Dixie" Office Car (within shouting distance of this marker); Aluminum Refrigerator Car #51000 (within shouting distance of this marker); Steam Locomotive #2542 (within shouting distance of this marker); Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bo Diddley (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Bo Diddley (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
2. Railway Post Office Car Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
