You might recall that for decades, Amtrak did haul mail on long distance trains. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Amtrak tried to help supplement revenue by hauling bulk mail and packages as well. Such things were hauled in box cars painted in Amtrak's Phase 4 scheme. Amtrak stopped the service in October 2004 as it was not actually generating a profit, and was delaying passenger trains due to freight moves at certain stations. The rolling stock was sold, and one such former Amtrak boxcar happened to be on this Provo-Denver today.
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