Mail Car NM 2555

Mail Car NM 2555 (HM23RA)

Location: Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla 72000 Puebla
Country: Mexico
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N 19° 3.176', W 98° 12.256'

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Cochecorreo NM 2555EI Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos resguarda y
protege alrededor de noventa piezas de equipo rodante que representan una parte importante del patrimonio material ferrocarrilero que existe en México. Entre estas piezas destaca como pieza única en el país, el coche correo NM2555.El servicio de transporte de correspondencia comenzó a funcionar
por primera vez en Estados Unidos en 1835. En México lo hizo a mediados del siglo XIX, con el primer ferrocarril que circuló en el país, el de Veracruz a El Molino de San Juan. En sus inicios, el servicio postal ocupó sólo una parte de algún carro, pero poco tiempo después, con el incremento de la correspondencia, se adaptaron carros para tal fin. Conforme pasó el tiempo se hizo necesario construir coches con el fin ex profeso de manejar y distribuir la correspondencia, a lo largo de ciertas rutas
ferroviarias. En el tren, el coche correo se ubicaba, por lo general, detrás de la locomotora o del coche express, si es que lo llevaba. El coche NM 2555 se utilizó para el servicio postal en las llamadas
"rutas rápidas", que eran la de México - Monterrey, la de México - Guadalajara y la de México - Ciudad Juárez. En algunas estaciones de esas rutas se hacía el intercambio de correspondencia; es decir, se dejaba alguna y
se llevaba otra. El NM2525 fue fabricado por la empresa estadunidense The Budd Company en 1954 y comprado por Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México en 1972. La parte exterior de este coche es de acero inoxidable, que es una de las características manufactureras de la Budd Co. Mide casi veinte metros de largo y pesa 43.4 toneladas. Podía cargar hasta 27.7 toneladas de cartas, postales y paquetería. Este coche se considera pieza única, porque de 23 coches de este tipo que se adquirieron allá por 1970, sólo queda éste. Llegó al Museo en octubre de 1995.
Constructor: The Budd Company, U.S.A.
Clase: MA
Vía: ancha 1.435 m
Ferrocarril en el que dio servicio: Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Tara: 43,350 kg
Trucks: Commonwealth
English translation:
Mail Car NM 2555 The Mexican National Railroad Museum safeguards and protects around ninety pieces of rolling stock that represent an important part of the railway heritage in Mexico. Among these pieces, a unique piece in the country stands out, the Mail Car NM2555. The mail transport service began for the first time in the United States in 1835. In Mexico it was started in the mid-19th century, with the first railroad that operated in the country, that of Veracruz to El Molino de San Juan. In its beginnings, the postal service occupied only a part of a car, but a short time later, with the increase in correspondence, cars were adapted specifically for the purpose of carrying mail. As time passed it became necessary to build cars with the express purpose of managing and distributing correspondence along certain routes. On the train the mail car was usually located behind the locomotive or the express car, if one existed. The NM 2555 car was used for postal service on so-called "rapid routes", which were the Mexico - Monterrey, Mexico - Guadalajara and Mexico - Ciudad Juarez routes. At some stations along these routes there was the exchange of correspondence. The NM 2555 was manufactured by The Budd Company of the United States in 1954 and purchased by National Railroad of Mexico in 1972. The outer part of this car is stainless steel, which was one of the manufacturing features of the Budd Co. Measuring almost twenty meters long and weighing 43.4 tons, it could carry up to 27.7 tons of letters, postcards and parcels. This car is considered a unique piece, because of 23 cars of this type that were acquired in Mexico by 1970, only this one remains. It arrived at the museum in October 1995.
Builder: The Budd Company, U.S.A.
Class: MA
Track: 1.435 m width
Railroad in which it served: National Railroad of Mexico
Tare: 43,350 kg
Trucks: Commonwealth
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HM NumberHM23RA
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Date Added Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14Q E 583726 N 2106874
Decimal Degrees19.05293333, -98.20426667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 19° 3.176', W 98° 12.256'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds19° 3' 10.56" N, 98° 12' 15.36" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1005 Calle 11 Nte., Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza Puebla 72000, MX
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