Mailbag hook         
Mounted in the doorway of the RPO mail cap, the postman would grab the wooden handle on top and pull it down just before it caught the mailbag. If the postman missed, the train had to stop, pick up the bag, and dock the postman a days vay.
Date: 4/16/2011 Location: Council Bluffs, IA   Map Show Council Bluffs on a rail map Views: 91 Collection Of:   Greg Elder
Author:  Greg Elder
Mailbag hook
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