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Joerg –
Your first guess is correct. I have mixed feelings about the announcement. While it nice to know there will be a group of passenger cars painted and lettered for Missouri Pacific, I’m disappointed that none of the cars are new specifically to this series and many are simply stand-ins for a similarly designed car.
Most critical flaw – not a porthole on any car!
The Missouri Pacific offerings painted as “The Eagle” will include:
Alco PA1
70′ ACF mail storage/baggage w/ modernized doors “Missouri Pacific Lines” (re-release of MoPac car)
85′ Pullman-Standard coach (not MoPac, B&O prototype)
85′ Pullman-Standard diner (not MoPac, Illinois Central prototype)
85′ Budd dome (not MoPac, Canadian Pacific “Skyline” prototype)
85′ Pullman Standard 10-6 sleeper plan 4140, PRR Texas Eagle pool car
85′ Pullman Standard 5-bedroom lounge (not MoPac, actually a PRR 6 bedroom lounge converted to 5 bedrooms)
At least this is a step in the right direction, but a 14-4 would have been great for MoPac, B&O and KCS.
