Nate, I think you need a copy of the caboose book. Trying to determine if individual cabooses had certain "appliances" is pretty hard unles syou have an ...
Judging from the picture on Walthers web site, it seems to me there is a serious problem with their upcoming ACF baggage car lettered for Missouri Pacific...
Hi, as you know, MPHS and Amarillo Railroad Museum Members get a 10% discount on the ART reefers (both versions, kit and assembled). When you go to the ...
... John, All of the various schemes used on these cars were shown in the Spring-Summer 2007 Eagle, which by the way Walthers received a copy for their future...
price increase as of January 15 all decals will be increase by 50 cents each, so HO and N scale will be $4.00 a set, O and S scale will be $7.25 a set, sorry...
The convention is to be held October 9, 10 and 11? Columbus Day is on Oct 12 this year. David A. Budka Omaha, Nebraska [Non-text portions of this message...
The 2009 Omaha MPHS convention will be on the following weekend, October 16-18. BTW, the convention date is not in the 2009 calendar, so the later date should...
... date should not cause too much confusion. And the date not being in the 2009 calendar is not an oversite unlike giving you guys an extra day last year. We...
Would any one like to help Jerry? Thanks Allan Roecker Tulsa, Ok We just purchased MoPac Extended Vision Caboose #13641. We would appreciate any information...
Hi guys, Most of you probably know the MPHS annual meeting will be in Omaha in 2009. It's a long way off, but Dick Ryker is working hard to get all the...
Floyd, Congratulations! You are a lucky man. I have one also. In my set there was a single sheet that had a consist lineup for the train. Did you check...
Jerry, Thanks for getting back to me. My wife got the set off e-bay thru an auction house in Florida so I am not the first owner. It had never been run...
Floyd, Will do. What locomotives are you using? I have an A-B set of E6's from Challenger (?) In a message dated 1/7/2009 11:08:26 A.M. Central Standard...
Is this still the suggested formula (from MPHS website) for Mopac caboose vermillion red? Floquil "Vermillion" red used on MP cabooses: Vermillion/ 9 parts...
Floyd - Based on information from Fred Frailey, the Colorado Eagle line-up in 1956 was: RPO-Baggage-express KC - Denver baggage-mail-express STL - Denver ...
Nate, That mixture should work just fine. For an acrylic paint, you will kind of bee on your own. However, I'd think someone makes an SP red. I'd use it...
I asked the motive power question of this group before when I got my set. I believe it was two years ago. When I got my set (only got 10 cars, apparently...
Hello and a happy new year to all members of this group. In what period was this color used for the Caboose ? Joerg [Non-text portions of this message have...
It is a little complex. I suggest getting the caboose book. However, if not, the mid-1960s to the late 1970s is probably a good time period. Before that,...
The former Missouri Pacific Joplin, Missouri depot is vacant again and for sale. Several years ago it was dismantled and rebuilt on Rangeline Road and made...
I got my set as soon as it came out. I had it reserved for at least two years. This was a train I've been wanting all my life, so it was high on my list of...
Doing some research using the Mopac Color Guide book on what is the correct freight car wheel size and truck type for my models. It looks like for the 50 or...
... Nate, The wheels on the MP 40' box cars were 33" diameter. In my opinion, Kato makes the very best ASF A-3 Ride-Control 50-ton truck, and Branchline Trains...
http://www.trainweb.org/screamingeagle/other/grumpy/mp4661_010481_spring field.jpg What was the reason for the "71" on the loco cab under the window by the...
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