Gives a historical perspective from whenrailroad personnel actually handled packagesand merchandise everything from babychicks and cornflakes to money and machineryand got them to their final destination.Includes chapters on freight houses and transferterminals, baggage cars and other equipment,operations, and express companies like RailwayExpress Agency.Provides modelers with ideas for their layouts,whether large or small, from the 1900s throughthe 1960s.