Hi all, Thanks to everyone who voted in the "favorite MP road" poll. There were 61 votes cast. Here are the results - - Missouri Pacific Lines - no favorite,...
Elliot Kahn took a number of photos of the units in the 3 paint schemes I think they are in the Vollarth collection now. The cab also got the pass paint...
The MP mag from around the early 50's had the article about the New Orleans and Lower Coast. Also showed the Whitcomb switcher in the pass paint scheme...
One thing I like about the MP is the existence of all the subroads, most with common lettering but individual reporting marks and some with their own style. ...
I'm down to the part of the model RR where I'm finishing the yard at Jeff City. One track goes into the Jeff City freight house for Eagle Merchandise cars to...
Living in Omaha, basically on a secondary main, and considering ourselves lucky to see 10 MP units in a single day, we saw GP12's used mostly by themselves as...
Does anyone have current info on the status of Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway #1549 (later Missouri Pacific #13241, #12241, #11241, finally Green Bay &...
Hi Folks I recently finished transcribing all of the box/auto car records from the July 1950 Official Railway Equipment Register (ORER) into an MS Excel file,...
This was sent to me for research help. Please feel free to answer either directly to Mr. Bair or I will forward on as needed. Thanks in advance. Larry Smith ...
Hello Asked about these locomotives some time ago, thank you to all who sent info. More: ++ I read that the NW4 were supplied to the MOPAC w/o the train boiler...
I responded directly. The railroad he is interested in is the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railraod a predicessor of the CB&Q/BNSF. First Locomotive named...
I'm interested myself in getting a GP7 and caboose painted & decaled for the KO&G for my Frisco Afton Sub layout (KO&G, as you recall, ran parallel to Frisco...
In a message dated 3/4/2007 3:30:48 PM Central Standard Time, 8491pqt@... writes: ++ I read that the NW4 were supplied to the MOPAC w/o the train boiler...
In a message dated 3/4/2007 3:54:43 PM Central Standard Time, slsf1630@... writes: I'm not in the position to buy a brass caboose, so my question- what...
Hi Bob, If you don't mind using a Midland Valley instead of KO&G, there may be a solution. While it's not plastic, I'd use one of the American Model Builders...
In a message dated 3/4/07 5:28:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, sjogden@... writes: I'd use one of the American Model Builders FEC cabooses for a Muskogee ...
Bob, You might take a look at the Mantua center cupola rig. The cupola itself is not too swift for KO&G use, but the rest of the body will pass from five feet...
Bob, If you do go with the AMB caboose, the MV/KOG #129 had a side door just like the AMB FEC kit. Also, in the Charles Winters collection there ws a photo of...
Hi Bob The Atlas 1300 series is close to the KO&G steel caboose. A bit of tweaking and some red and black paint would be enough to con most folk at first...
Bob, Any intentions on doing the NEO also? If so, I might be able to help with that one. Brad Bourbina ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
In a message dated 3/5/2007 3:14:34 AM Central Standard Time, Barrybennetttoo@... writes: The Atlas 1300 series is close to the KO&G steel caboose. A bit...
Who builds layouts that are 5ft deep anymore? Most current design layouts are around the walls or narrow depth scenes. Not to be overly smart, but "close" is...
To the second part of this comment: I have one. It's still brass color. As it happens, I haven't been doing anything on the railroad since last fall because...
For something really unusual, take an old tender frame and scratchbuild a superstructure with an end cupola. One of these monstrosities eventually wound up on...
The Hallmark also has a rectagular panel roof, not the diagonal panel. -- Jim Ogden Fort Worth, Texas ... Who builds layouts that are 5ft deep anymore? Most...
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