Heath shipping?

[Kevin Gunther]

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From: "Brian Wood" <brianmwood at EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 2:23 PM
Subject: Heath shipping?


> OK, so we're all sick to death of the shipping thread, but we all have a>
> This talk about shipping led me to wonder whatever became of REA, which is
> how I used to get my Heathkits back in Arizona when I was a kid and
Heathkit
> was flourishing. I think it stood for Rural Express Agency. Does anyone
know
> what became of them?
>
> Brian, W0DZ
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REA was the
Railway Express Agency.  Got really  weak when it was easier and cheaper to
ship by truck.  I think they used motor trucks for a while, but really not
too sure.
 They sure shipped a lot of stuff over the rails

Kevin

W1FWB

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