Stories about Missouri Pacific from non-employee supporters and fans.
Stories from MPHS members and other MP fans on why they are interested in our favorite railroad.
If you are a fan of the Missouri Pacific or one of its subsidiaries, you are welcome to add your story. Submit your article to [email protected].
A question I’ve been asked fairly often over the years, as I’ve not lived in MP/TP territory for almost 50 years. I grew up in West Texas, with the T&P […]
...I grew up in south Kansas City, about a mile west of the old Bendix plant and the MOP Coffeeville sub. I could hear the trains blowing for the crossings […]
...I started on the C&EI railroad in 1969, 2 weeks after I turned 17 as a labor in the roundhouse. Work my way up to a locomotive inspector by age 18. That […]
...Right after WW2, when I was 3 or 4 years old, my parents bought a house in Arnold, MO, in the middle of nowhere on top of a long hill above […]
...Like some others have indicated, my primary interest is in another railroad. In my case, the Southern Railroad. But, as I’m sure a lot of you may know, the Southern […]
...It sure seems like growing up near Mopac influenced a lot of us. I’m no exception.My childhood home was located near Tower 18, a crossing just northeast of Fort Worth […]
...My earliest years of railfanning were family vacations along the Santa Fe and Route 66. At thirteen (1975), I moved with my family from California to Scotland, AR. No trains nearby, […]
...Looking out my front door growing up, I would see the Clarksville, Ark MOP depot. Many times I helped unload boxcars full of lumber for my Dad. (Yes, Boxcars. With Lumber. […]
...I’m mostly a lurker, but I’ll pipe up since asked. As a kid in Los Angeles I would occasionally see engines in normal (yellow/grey or scarlet/grey) with strange lettering like […]
...I grew up in a two railroad town, Marshall, Missouri. The MOP mainline ran around the east side of town alongside the city park. I spent many church picnics eagerly […]
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Recognition in The Eagle.
Based on 12-month period beginning with receipt of dues
Includes a subscription to our quarterly magazine, The Eagle
New members will receive the current issue of The Eagle upon receipt of dues
Includes a full-color calendar for the following year (issued with 3rd quarter The Eagle)
Includes a 10% discount on many items in the company store
Access to the online MPHS Forums
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