This should be a good thread Charlie.  For me it was always Missouri Pacific.  I was born in Labadie, Missouri, and the Rock Island was the “show” so to speak […]

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 […]

After I was born in San Antonio, Texas I spent my first three yearsliving about 6 blocks from the MP-IGN yard on the southwest side of thecity. My Mom told […]

I got interested in the MoPac because they ran through my dad’s hometown in Arkansas. He is the one who got me interested in trains so it seemed reasonable to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]