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Unread 11-04-2019, 12:25 AM   #1
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They shipped packages across country from 1869 on, by rail. However, it required several carriers to ship parcels across country and ecah had its own system and priorities which can cause mistakes. The REA was established to insure deliveries. They had there own green boxcars with a red plaque on both sides and only REA personnel handled the packages. It must have worked it got us through WWI & II.
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