Postal customers drop a letter or packages in the mail, confident they will reach their destinations safely and efficiently. What happens during that journey from sender to recipient?<\/p>\n
\u201cSystems at Work\u201d \u2014 an exhibit at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC \u2014 tells that story.\u00a0 The exhibit is also available for online viewing at http:\/\/npm.si.edu\/systemsatwork\/exhibit.html.<\/p>\n
Spanning 200 years \u2014 from stagecoaches and rail cars to ZIP codes and computers \u2014 the exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the United States Postal Service processes and delivers mail to 152 million residences, businesses and Post Office boxes throughout the nation.<\/p>\n
Visitors have the chance to watch an intricate process that few people in the public have seen.\u00a0 A lot has changed in the last two centuries, but one thing that has not changed is the Postal Service\u2019s use of its mail-processing network to serve its customers.<\/p>\n
At the exhibit\u2019s heart is a video that places viewers in a mail-processing center, surrounded by automated machinery sorting mail at breathtaking speed. Visitors also can try the various mail-processing methods used by USPS over the years \u2014 including tossing packages into mail pouches, working a multi-position letter sorting machine and operating hand-held scanning devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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