For those who are truly obsessed.
This is not a mannikin. He's a flesh and blood real guy who had hours of railroad mail trivia to impart, including the story of a dog who rode the rails, adopted by the railroading community as their mascot, and was eventually stuffed and displayed in the Smithsonian in Washington DC.
Railroad mail cars like this delivered the mail prior to the modern trucking industry. This car traveled from Chicago to Seattle, and made stops along the route, picking up mail, sorting it, and dropping it off at designated post offices. The employees on the train had 4 seconds to sort each letter or else they risked losing their job.
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