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The Railway Express Agency was the railroad equivalent of today's modern express shipping companies, such as UPS and FEDEX. This mini-flyer/brochure was printed in June of 1946.

Many high-priority passenger trains carried baggage cars operated by the REA. They carried high-priority time-sensitive parcels from city to city and were a major source of revenue for passenger trains. Many of today's Amtrak trains have returned to hauling express time-sensitive freight as a way to boost revenues.