Day 62 - Danbury Railway Museum, Mail Pickup Hook : Photos tagged as trains

Day 62 - Danbury Railway Museum, Mail Pickup Hook

The train didn't actually stop at many of the smaller towns, so would slow to about 25 mph. A postal employee would kick off any mail bags to be delivered to that town. Also, someone would open this door, pull down the wood handle, which would raise the hook to grab the mail bag to pick up from mail from the town.

• Date: 2 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Uploaded: 4th Nov 2007
• Location: Danbury, USA: gallery
• Tags: trains museums railroads
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