Ten Turtles to Tucumcari

Toby Smith, an award-winning journalist and author of seven books, is a longtime resident of Albuquerque.

Before there was Federal Express or UPS there was REA, the Railway Express Agency. Even though it pioneered the techniques employed by today's shippers, it succumbed to the same forces that devastated the US railroad industry following World War II.... [Klink] Garrett does more than simply reminisce about his long and varied career. [He and Toby Smith] provide a detailed description of the REA organization, covering everything from waybill preparation to corporate structure. - The Journal of Transportation