railway express company

  • 1Railway Express Agency — The Railway Express Agency was a rail express service, and at one time, the only one in the United States. Originally the American Railway Express Company, its name was changed in 1929. The Railway Express Agency came into being when the USRA,… …

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  • 2Adams Express Company — The Adams Express Company is an American investment trust that traces its roots to a 19th century freight and cargo transport company.In 1839, Alvin Adams, a produce merchant ruined by the Panic of 1837, began carrying letters, small packages and …

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  • 3American Express Company — ▪ American corporation       U.S. credit card issuer and payments processor that also provides travel related services worldwide. Headquarters are in New York City.       The original company was founded on March 18, 1850, through the… …

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  • 4Railway Express Agency — U.S. company that once operated the nation s largest ground and air express services. It was founded by the U.S. government as the American Railway Express Co. in 1918, when the nation s major express carriers Adams & Co., American Express Co.,… …

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  • 5Express (homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Express », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le terme Express peut faire référence, selon… …

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  • 6Railway signal — Not to be confused with Railway signalling. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal s… …

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  • 7express — expresser, expressor, n. expressible, adj. expressless, adj. /ik spres /, v.t. 1. to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly. 2. to show, manifest, or reveal: to express one s anger. 3. to set forth the opinions,… …

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  • 8REA Express, Inc. — ▪ American company formerly (1918–29)  American Railway Express Company , or (1929–70)  Railway Express Agency, Inc.        American company that at one time operated the nation s largest ground and air express services, transporting parcels,… …

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  • 9Express — Ex*press , n. [Cf. F. expr[ e]s a messenger.] 1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The only remanent express of Christ s sacrifice on earth. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. A messenger sent… …

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  • 10Express office — Express Ex*press , n. [Cf. F. expr[ e]s a messenger.] 1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The only remanent express of Christ s sacrifice on earth. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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