Document Archive

Historic documents from the MPHS archives.

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].

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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My interest probably started when I was very young, maybe 4 or 5 in the late 1940s.  We lived a few blocks from the Shaw Ave crossing of the Oak […]

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