Mail Carrying Railways UnderpaidCommittee on Railway Mail Pay
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Mail Carrying Railways Underpaid
Committee on Railway Mail Pay
Railway mail service -- United States
"When a train departs from a railroad station in the night time later
than 9 o'clock, and it is deemed necessary to have the mail dispatched
by such train, the division superintendent of Railway Mail Service
will, where mail is taken from and delivered into the post office by
the railroad company, request the company, or where a mail messenger
or carrier is employed by the Post Office Department, will direct him,
to take the mail to the railroad station at such time as will best
serve the interest of the mail service. Such mail will be taken charge
of by the agent or other representative of the railroad company, who
will be required to keep it in some secure place until the train
arrives, and then see that it is properly dispatched." Section 1197,
first paragraph.
"The division superintendent of Railway Mail Service will give
reasonable advance notice to the proper officer of the railroad
company, in order that the agent or representatives of the company may
be properly instructed." Section 1197, second paragraph.
"Railroad companies will be expected to place their mail cars at
points accessible to mail messengers or contractors for wagon service.
If cars are not so placed the companies will be required to receive
the mails from and deliver them to the messengers or contractors at
points accessible to the wagon of the messenger or contractor."
Section 1198.
"A mail train must not pull out and leave mails which are in process
of being loaded on the car or which the conductor or trainman has
information are being trucked from wagons or some part of the station
to the cars." Section 1199.
"At all points at which trains do not stop where the Post Office
Department deems the exchange of mails necessary, a device for the
receipt and delivery of mails satisfactory to the Department must be
erected and maintained; and pending the erection of such device the
speed of trains must be slackened so as to permit the exchange to be
made with safety." Section 1200, first paragraph.
"In all cases where the Department deems it necessary to the safe
exchange of the mails the railroad company will be required to reduce
the speed or stop the train." Section 1200, second paragraph.
"When night mails are caught from a crane the railroad company must
furnish the lantern or light to be attached to the crane and keep the
same in proper condition, regularly placed and lighted; but if the
company has no agent or employee at such station, the company must
furnish the light, and the care and placing of same will devolve upon
the Department's carrier." Section 1200, third paragraph.
"The engineer of a train shall give timely notice, by whistle or other
signal, of its approach to a mail crane." Section 1200, fourth
paragraph.
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