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AZL - 71908-1 - Passenger Car, Heavyweight, Pullman RPO - Union Pacific - 2069

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BrandAZL
Stock Number71908-1
Original Retail Price$53.00
ManufacturerAZL
Body StyleAZL Passenger Heavyweight RPO
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, Heavyweight, Pullman RPO (Details)
Road or Company NameUnion Pacific (Details)
Road or Reporting Number2069
Paint Color(s)Yellow with Red Stripe & Grey Roof
Print Color(s)Red
Coupler TypeAZL AutoLatch
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Release Date2017-03-01
Item CategoryPassenger Car
Model TypeHeavyweight
Model SubtypePullman
Model VarietyRailway Post Office (RPO)
RegionNorth America
Prototype EraNA Era II: Late Steam (1901 - 1938)



Prototype History:
In the United States, a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service as a means to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO was staffed by highly trained Railway Mail Service postal clerks, and was off-limits to the passengers on the train. In the UK and Ireland, the equivalent term was Travelling Post Office (TPO).

From the middle of the 19th century, many American railroads earned substantial revenues through contracts with the U.S. Post Office Department (USPOD) to carry mail aboard high-speed passenger trains; and the Railway Mail Service enforced various standardized designs on RPOs. In fact, a number of companies maintained passenger routes where the financial losses from moving people were more than offset by transporting the mail.
Road Name History:
The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting mark UP) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Union Pacific Railroad network is the largest in the United States and employs 42,600 people. It is also one of the world's largest transportation companies.

Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP); both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Over the years Union Pacific Corporation has grown by acquiring other railroads, notably the Missouri Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Western Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-Texas, and the Southern Pacific (including the Denver & Rio Grande Western).

Union Pacific Corporation's main competitor is the BNSF Railway, the nation's second largest freight railroad, which also primarily services the Continental U.S. west of the Mississippi River. Together, the two railroads have a duopoly on all transcontinental freight rail lines in the U.S.

Read more on Wikipedia and on Union Pacific official website.
Brand/Importer Information:
AZL is the leader in North American Z scale locomotives and rolling stock. Since 2000, AZL has released a vast variety of freight, passenger and locomotives. AZL continues to push the boundaries of Z scale with amazing details and incredible performance. No matter if you are looking to run steam, or the most modern diesels, AZL has something for you.
Item created by: CNW400 on 2021-07-27 15:05:20

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