Passenger Train Head-End Traffic

Railroads exist to move raw materials, passengers, and cargo with an emphasis of speed and efficiency. The railroads had a long, close association with the US Postal Service and other private shippers of high value items. Most modelers know there was such a thing as a Railway Post Office, but have no further idea as to how they were designed and operated. And they were not the only type of railroad equipment for high-dollar items being transported. Modeler’s pride themselves on details of structures, cars and scenery, but fall short in understanding real-world railroad operations. This clinic is designed to improve that knowledge.