posted: 5/28/2011 1:00 AM
Images: Behind the Scenes at the USPS Palatine Processing and Distribution Center
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Mail processor Gerard Wilk tends the feeders of the Flat Sequencing System at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Workers prep mail through the FSS at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Harry Jameson, mail handler equipment operator or mule driver, tows the mail in train-like fashion through the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Mail being sorted at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Blue Rigid Capture Trays or RCTs are staged for the next step of processing flats on the FSS at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Routing placards are used to direct the mail to the next step in processing or delivery at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Mail handler Laurie Swanson sorts letter trays at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Harry Jameson tows the mail through the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer