I recall seeing a miniature train in a park in San Antonio that had MoPac lettering. I was on a one day leave while learning how to be an Airman at Lackland....
That was/is the Brackenridge Eagle located in Brackenridge Park. The original rolling stock was roughly to scale MoPac-painted F-units and passenger cars. Now...
Yes that was in Brackenridge Park, it was called the Brackenridge Eagle. Sometime around that time they changed the gauge from 15" to 24" and I believe the ...
The convention is next weekend. That is great! Here is something that is greater. I booked my room this afternoon and the block is full but they are making...
It looks exactly like the one we have photos of it at our museum in Poplar Bluff, MO. The picture location is believed to be PB. We always wondered if it was...
Quite a while ago I inquired about the head lights on MP and T&P F units. Now I would like to know about the standard operating procedure for the same. Can...
... different ... This has the appearance and it states in the ad for the magazine that it was a parade and promotional item. One of the pictures shows it in...
In a message dated 10/1/2006 5:28:33 PM Central Standard Time, rdalheim@... writes: Quite a while ago I inquired about the head lights on MP and T&P...
Thanks Well, T&P F's had two lamps ( side by side ) in the lower hedlight and a whitew over red lamp in the upper headlight. I assume the red light was for...
It would be interesting to know the date at which it was required to have lights on when running. (Sorry for the convoluted sentence structure.) Into the...
Aarg! I guess with what you said it mainly depends on what year I am running at the time. A lot of F units ran during most of the years you mentioned. Would...
The convention sounds outstanding! I thought this year this Kentuckian would finally get to one, but to my great disappointment that's a week end I am going...
About the configuration of MoPac and T&P lights: The MoPac E and PA passenger units all had a lower headlight and an upper warning light. I can't now say if...
I have not seen a consist book for the MoPac. I have some copies of sheets from a what was probably such a book but have never seen a complete set. Worth...
Thanks again So, as far as I can see it can be quite confusing. I have the book T&P Color Pictorial there are plenty of pictures showing the many different...
The only thing I can think of is see if you can find an MOP rulebook for the era you are interested in. I will try and look through my stuff and see if I have...
The passenger information is around if someone wanted to take the time to read the Mopac's dispatcher sheets to end of passenger service. Dispatchers would...
Hi: Hope continues to spring eternal. Still looking for information on Missouri Pacific car #200, the St. Louis, built by Pullman in 1898 and delivered to...
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Oct 4, 2006 5:44 pm
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To you that are attending the convention - Registration starts at 5:30 on Friday night with the first clinic at 7:00 PM Saturday program runs from 8:00 AM to...
Hey all, I have more Diesel Era magazines listed on ebay at http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZthetuchQQhtZ-1 Volume 12 No 6 has a feature that covers EMC/EMD...
After some of my questions were answered about the Belmont Branch through Fredericktown, I decided to map out the line on google earth. I'm not sure if we can...
Hey Pat, That sounds cool, count me in! Allan Patrick <patrickhowe@...> wrote: After some of my questions were answered about the Belmont Branch through ...
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Oct 8, 2006 12:38 pm
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My Calendar arrived this weekend. The convention was a huge success. Allan Roecker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I have placed several photos of joint KCS/MP & T&P/L&A timetables in the photo section in an album labeled Joint Timetables. The are as follows: KCS & MP...
This topic was briefly mentioned during the MPHS program in Little Rock. According to the November 1953 MP Magazine, 98.7% of MP passenger train miles had been...
JayBee and I went to Bald Knob and then back to DFW around 1:30 a.m. Had a great visit along the way and visited Bill G. Sharp in Texarkana for a while. I...
Hi guys, An alert to those who bought ART ktis at the MPHS meetings. Do not assemble your kits! After the meeting, Ed discovered that the kits are also...
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