Images: Behind the Scenes at the USPS Palatine Processing and Distribution Center
Workers prep mail through the FSS at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
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Harry Jameson, mail handler equipment operator or mule driver, tows the mail in train-like fashion through the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
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Mail being sorted at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
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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.
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Routing placards are used to direct the mail to the next step in processing or delivery at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
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Mail handler Laurie Swanson sorts letter trays at the Palatine Processing and Distribution Center.
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