Railway Express Agency

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• Railway 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,… …   Wikipedia

• Railway 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.,… …   Universalium

• Railway Express Agency — Empresa estadounidense que otrora llegó a operar el servicio de transporte expreso aéreo y terrestre más grande de la nación. Fue fundada en 1918 por el gobierno de EE.UU. con la razón social American Railway Express Co., como resultado de la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• agency — /ay jeuhn see/, n., pl. agencies. 1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. 2. a company having a franchise to represent another. 3. a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it. 4 …   Universalium

• express — 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,… …   Universalium

• railway — railwayed, adj. railwayless, adj. /rayl way /, n. 1. a rail line with lighter weight equipment and roadbed than a main line railroad. 2. a railroad, esp. one operating over relatively short distances. 3. Also called trackway. any line or lines of …   Universalium

• Agency — (as used in expressions) European Space Agency European Space Agency (ESA) Central Intelligence Agency Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Railway Express Agency …   Enciclopedia Universal

• Express — (as used in expressions) American Express Co. Orient Express Pony Express Railway Express Agency …   Enciclopedia Universal

• American Express — Company Type Public Traded as NYSE: AXP Dow Jones Component …   Wikipedia

• REA 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,… …   Universalium

• Adams 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 …   Wikipedia