The Great Northern Fast Mail train No. 27 came through Spokane every evening in the early 20th century. Its route from Chicago to the West Coast took more than 47 hours but was the fastest way to send ...

The National Postal Museum has joined numerous organizations across the country in celebration of National Train Day on May 8. The selected date commemorates the completion of the U.S.

Owney held court in the “American Experience” tent at the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.National Postal Museum staff and volunteers had three days during the festival to highlight the museum’s ...