Private company
Railway Mail Service
US mail transportation service
The Railway Mail Service of the United States Post Office Department was a significant mail transportation service in the US from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century. The RMS, or its successor the Postal Transportation Service (PTS), carried the vast majority of letters and packages mailed in the United States from the 1890s until the 1960s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Railway Mail Service of the United States Post Office Department was a significant mail transportation service in the US from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th century. The RMS, or its successor the Postal Transportation Service (PTS), carried the vast majority of letters and packages mailed in the United States from the 1890s until the 1960s.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- United States Post Office Department
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded by Postal Transportation Service1
Links
- WikipediaRailway Mail Service
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ107176544
Sources
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- 1WikidataRailway Mail Service on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRailway Mail Service on Wikipedia