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USPS Handcar Stamp In 1983 the United States Postal Service commissioned a handcar stamp to commemorate the device. 
In reality employees were prohibited from riding a handcar with their backs towards the direction of travel as it was quite dangerous. On July 4, 1887 Hiram Agen who was not employed by the railroad rode backwards on a handcar near Allegan, Michigan. He lost his balance and fell off the front of the car. The handcar rolled over his head, killing him. 
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