"Where it is desirable to have mails taken from the post office or
postal station to train at a terminal point where the terminal service
devolves upon the company, in advance of the regular time of closing
mails, the company will be required to make such advance delivery as
becomes necessary by the requirements of the service." Section 1194.
"When a messenger employed by the Post Office Department cannot wait
for a delayed train without missing other mails the railroad company
will be required to take charge of and dispatch the mails for the
delayed train, and will be responsible for the inward mail until
delivered to the messenger or other authorized representative of the
Department." Section 1195.
"Whenever the mail on any railroad route arrives at a late hour of the
night the railroad company must retain custody thereof by placing the
same in a secure and safe room or apartment of the depot or station
until the following morning, when it must be delivered at the post
office, or to the mail messenger employed by the Post Office
Department, at as early an hour as the necessities of the post office
may require." Section 1196.
"When a train departs from a railroad station in the night time later
than 9 o'clock, and it is deemed necessary to have the mail dispatched
by such train, the division superintendent of Railway Mail Service
will, where mail is taken from and delivered into the post office by
the railroad company, request the company, or where a mail messenger
or carrier is employed by the Post Office Department, will direct him,
to take the mail to the railroad station at such time as will best
serve the interest of the mail service. Such mail will be taken charge
of by the agent or other representative of the railroad company, who
will be required to keep it in some secure place until the train
arrives, and then see that it is properly dispatched." Section 1197,
first paragraph.
"The division superintendent of Railway Mail Service will give
reasonable advance notice to the proper officer of the railroad
company, in order that the agent or representatives of the company may
be properly instructed." Section 1197, second paragraph.
"Railroad companies will be expected to place their mail cars at
points accessible to mail messengers or contractors for wagon service.
If cars are not so placed the companies will be required to receive
the mails from and deliver them to the messengers or contractors at
points accessible to the wagon of the messenger or contractor."