At least one pure MP RS11, 949, was repainted Jenks blue. The duplicate slide I have of it is dated February 1964, and the pant is not real fresh. Another...
Tom Austin, My emails to you keep failing. If you need some info for the ICC Cabs you can contact me at: gherron@... Thanks, Gary Herron ... that ... ...
Today in KC http://oddballsdecals.rrpicturearchives.net/archivethumbs.aspx?id=29211 -- Tom Stolte aka Grumpy, one of the seven Dwarfs only taller :-)...
... Kevin, The 1931 MP profile map for the Eastern Division provides the following information. The ruling grade from Pacific to Gray Summit varies from .22%...
The grades before the double tracking in the 1920's were over 1% both ways. If you are looking for information from this era let me know and I'll dig it out....
From the Lincoln Star March 16, 1912 "The passengers snowbound on the Missouri Pacific train between Eagle and Elmwood were released late Friday, but not...
AZ questions: 1. Did the whole train cross the International Bridge at Laredo TX or certain cars? 2. If the coaches did not cross, did they have to walk...
My Photographic lists I have spent two and half years scanning 47,000 negatives and putting them in digital TIFF format. I will not E-mail any of the files...
First, the new Eagle with Jim McClellan's stuff is fabulous. But that 'horizontal metal plate' on the PAs? See page 26 for the text. It's in several photos...
Good question. The line has been embargoed for years, probably since the early 90s, but not strictly speaking abandoned. I know some of the elevator tracks...
According to the Kansas DOT Conway to Kiowa was abandoned 2000 & Kiowa to Hartner in 2002. The document below has a list of abandonments in Kansas that may be...
Thanks for the reply. I was definitely wondering how the two elevators at Argonia get their grain to market since the rr there went out of business. I guess...
Hello everyone I uploaded a R.O.W. chart that I thought you all might like to see. It's actually from a valuation chart for the Rock Island St.Louis to Kansas...
... Kiowa to Hartner in 2002. The document below has a list of abandonments in Kansas that may be of interest. ... probably since ... the ... can ... service....
A number of you have told me that the ms converter file for office 2007 files is not working for you. I am converting all of my lists to PDF. If you wish the...
... It's not all that old try search Google, abebooks and ebay and you should be able to come up with one. The booksellers at the larger train shows also show...
Dominic - What time period are you interested in? For many years, the southbound through cars to Mexico City were placed out on the bridge by MP, and the NdeM...
I will second Rons comment about the issue. It is indeed fabulous. Brings back many memories of my Child hood in Brownsville Texas in 1948-1959 time frame. I...
... bridge. ... Something is unusual about this map. Was there a significant realignment of tracks in the Labadie area. Note the angle at which the two lines...
deltamodels@... wrote: I will second Rons comment about the issue. It is indeed fabulous. Brings back many memories of my Child hood in Brownsville Texas...
Ron, Nothing unusual about the map. It is from the 1920s, before the line was double tracked. At this time the MP went right through downtown Labadie and ...
Some clarification on the abandonment of the former Mop line, the elevators in Conway Springs still ship grain via the Kansas & Oklahoma, the current owner of...
The map is dated June 30, 1915. Has anyone ever asked the national archives if they had any valuation charts of the old M.P. between Pacific and Labadie? Jerry...