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    Clayton Bohannon
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    I have a print of an engineering drawing of Missouri Pacific Railroad Pullman Car #200, the St. Louis. I am interested in finding out the history of this car.

    It is a side elevation of private car plan No. 1396. It is dated April 28, 1898 in the upper right hand corner and signed by A. M. Parents in the lower right. There is also the number 30896 in the upper right.
    The car builder was Pullman using design plan No. 1398 (B). Lot 2426 was finished and delivered in February 1899. He said that the number 30896 is the drawing number. I have been in contact with Ted Anderson at the Pullman Museum in Union, IL and he has also provided me with more Pullman-specific information – additional drawings etc.

    However, after all is said and done, I am still unable to find out this car’s history after its delivery to the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1899.

    Can anyone help flesh out the car’s history such as – was this a private/business car for railroad executives, where did it run between, how long was it in service, what was its disposition, etc. I know that I have pursued answers before, but maybe now I’ll get lucky.

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    luisflierl26
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    I would be interested in having a copy of this drawing for the MPHS Archives. Would you be able to scan and email it to me? If not, could you send it to me and I could scan it and return it.
    Thanks,
    David Huelsing
    MPHS Archivist

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    Clayton Bohannon
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    …I’ve got it framed in a 14×36″ glass covered frame…I’ll see if I can make a picture of it…someone told me years ago that in the aftermath of one of MOPAC’s mergers, so many of their files were just tossed in a dumpster which would explain why there is so little – like none – info on this car once it got into MOPAC hands…

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