Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
During the annual "RPO Days" at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, the museum operated 2-10-0 Decapod #1630. Built in 1918 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, she is known as a "Russian" Decapod as the engine was built with many other engines destined for Russia. However she remained in the US and ended up being purchased by the St. Louis-San Francisco (FRISCO) Railway.
"RPO" Stands for Railway Post Office, and the IRM does a demonstration of how the railroads played a MAJOR role in transporting mail back in the day.
During the annual "RPO Days" at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, the museum operated 2-10-0 Decapod #1630. Built in 1918 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, she is known as a "Russian" Decapod as the engine was built with many other engines destined for Russia. However she remained in the US and ended up being purchased by the St. Louis-San Francisco (FRISCO) Railway.
"RPO" Stands for Railway Post Office, and the IRM does a demonstration of how the railroads played a MAJOR role in transporting mail back in the day.
