Toy Train Delivers Rural Mail (Apr, 1935)
Toy Train Delivers Rural Mail
“NECESSITY is the mother of invention.” An Oregon rancher, living a mile from the highway, proved the truth of this old maxim when he put the world’s smallest mail train in operation over a spur line between his home and the road to save his wife the trip.
The train, powered with small dry-cell batteries, makes the trip to the road every morning, pulling a tiny mail box. Upon arrival, it is stopped by a lever laid along the track.
What a nice way to make use of a model train. Whoever said model trains weren’t good for anything practical?
Comment by Chris — December 22, 2010 @ 9:27 pm