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Fast Mail (Amtrak train) The ''Fast Mail'' was a train operated by Amtrak from Washington, D.C. to Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts, numbered #12 (northbound) and 13 (southbound). Train 12 carried both passengers and mail while train 13 carried mail and freight only. ...

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Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

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Chicago & North Western The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q, it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illin ...

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Fast Mail (Great Northern) Many railroads ran trains named ''Fast Mail'', including: * ''Fast Mail (Amtrak train)'' – Amtrak * '' Fast Mail (C&NW train)'' – Chicago & North Western * '' Fast Mail (CB&Q train)'' - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad * '' Fast Mail (G ...

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Great Northern Railway (U.S.) The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation of 19th-century railroad entrepreneur James J. Hill and was developed from the Saint Paul & Pacific ...

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Fast Mail (MC train) Many railroads ran trains named ''Fast Mail'', including: * ''Fast Mail (Amtrak train)'' – Amtrak * '' Fast Mail (C&NW train)'' – Chicago & North Western * '' Fast Mail (CB&Q train)'' - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad * '' Fast Mail (G ...

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Michigan Central Railroad The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in ...

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Fast Mail (Milwaukee Road) The ''Fast Mail'' was a train service operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") on an overnight schedule between Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The southbound trains (to Chicago) w ...

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experience ...

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Fast Mail (NYC train) Many railroads ran trains named ''Fast Mail'', including: * ''Fast Mail (Amtrak train)'' – Amtrak * '' Fast Mail (C&NW train)'' – Chicago & North Western * '' Fast Mail (CB&Q train)'' - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad * '' Fast Mail (G ...

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New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midw ...

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Fast Mail (Southern Railway) The ''Fast Mail'' was a Southern Railway mail and express train that operated between Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, Louisiana. The southbound ''Fast Mail'' carried the train number of 97, and was later known by the nickname of "Old 97". O ...

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Southern Railway (U.S.) The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company and now known as the Norfolk Southern Railway) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk & Western to form Nor ...

had a ''Fast Mail'' train more famously known as "Old 97" which was in the

Wreck of the Old 97 Wreck or The Wreck may refer to: Common uses * Wreck, a collision of an automobile, aircraft or other vehicle * Shipwreck, the remains of a ship after a crisis at sea Places * The Wreck (surf spot), a surf spot at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Aus ...

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