Brian Koch – I’m a Fan Story
My interest began with my father being a modeler and his interest in both the MP and T&P. I really like the attractive Eagle, Jenks Blue and Swamp Holly Orange […]
Day: April 11, 2015
Charles Weston – I’m a Fan Story
It was a home road here in San Antonio. Main influence was riding the Eagle between here and Texarkana several times with my mother when I was a kid. Also […]
George W. Simmons, Dry Prong, LA – I’m a Fan Story
What got me interested in the MP/T&P was that my Father, two uncles and my Grandfather all worked for the Missouri Pacific or MOP as my Dad and Uncles called […]
Brad Bourbina – I’m a Fan Story
My hometown was on a MoP branch. As a little kid I remember seeing Geep 7s and later GP15-1s in the iconic blue trundling through town, and even had the […]
Mike Thomasson, Austin, TX – I’m a Fan Story
My maternal great-grandfather was the T&P agent in Marshall, Texas for many years until his death in 1920. His daughter, my grandmother, married a man whose brother was an engineer […]
Marvin Smith – I’m a Fan Story
My grandfather worked for the Missouri Pacific for 50 years from 1901 to 1951. His name was Alvia Smith and they called him BAD Alvia! Started out in the NLR […]
Paul Burgess, Homewood, IL – I’m a Fan Story
I grew up in Homewood, Illinois in the south suburbs of Chicago during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Naturally this means I grew up an Illinois Central fan. However, due to […]
David A. Budka, Omaha, NE – I’m a Fan Story
I learned about the MPHS on-line. I found the MOPAC modeling group on Yahoo, and wanted to know more about modeling the Missouri Pacific during the 1950s. As for my […]
Brian Ehni – I’m a Fan Story
My primary interest is in the Rock Island, since my family rode the Twin Star Rocket from Houston to Minnesota to visit my mother’s family. However, MP was a major […]
Bill DeFoe – I’m a Fan Story
In 1951, when I was 14 years old, my Dad bought a small farm on the outskirts of Cabot, Arkansas. The MoPac was under steam on the Little Rock to […]
