a little bit of MoPac in Germany

[mopac]

I hope, these pictures are ok here.

My South Chicago area based home layout is not large enough to run longer trains. So sometimes I take a train to the Model railroad club here in town. Ok, the scenery is not quiet prototypical for Missouri Pacific trains, but it makes fun anyway to run them.

Here some photos :

Edit :
Photo-links have been corrected

[elsaanderson820]

These are quite good.
Thank you.

[amosluettgen1665]

Nice!

[peggyrothschild]

Very nice! How did you get interested in the Mopac?

[mopac]

When I changed from the german to the US prototype on my layout, I decided not to model the “normal” Railroads like ATSF, SP or UP.

To many people are modeling these themes. Nevertheless it should be a big Railroad.

In 2000 the selection of models, what I could get in Germany here, was not as big as today.

Most models are for ATSF and UP. Some for Pennsy and Conrail but both uses paint schemes I don’t like that time.

Then I found a pair of Rivarossi E8As in MoPac Eagle scheme at Ebay. So I started my first US layout with MP in the 60s.

My next model was an Athearn GP7 repainted with Oddball decals in as delivered scheme and so on.

Today I model mainly the present era and decided to ignore the UP/MP merger.

The models on the photos are what’s left of the 60s layout. But I don`t want to sell them.

Possibly the 34′ coal hopper. They are too old.

[mopac]

Thanks for posting the photo’s Joerg….The first few remind me of shots along the White River Sub that I’ve seen. I’m not too familiar with that line, but your scenery and equipment look great!
Gary H. – Omaha, NE

[Mike Vana]

Considering how many German communities settled in both Missouri and Texas, modelling MoPac in Germany seems very natural. You can still go down to New Braunfels or Fredericksberg, Texas and hear elderly cowboys with names like Dietrich and Wolfie conversing in a combination of low German (Plattdeutsch?) and English.

I like your modelling and the terrain looks like some of the bluffs west of St. Louis.

Jim Ogden

[mopac]

VERY NICE!!!!

[mopac]

Thank you for the praise. I’ll pass it on.

Because the landscape have been built by various club members.

[bargetanika]

Joerg, the high nose Jenks Blue Geep in the lead ……. What manufacturer is it? Did it come painted like that? Or is it a custom paint/decal job? Pat Flory

[bargetanika]

Joerg I’ve been along the old White River Division dozens of times and the scenery in your pictures could represent it. Pat Flory

[mopac]

Pat,

that is a custom painted P2K Geep with Details West Spark Arrestors and Microscale decals

[bargetanika]

I saw those MP geeps pass my high school every day doing street running with the “dodger” out and back, first blue and grey and then Jenks Blue. I run all steam on my layout but have two grey and white geeps for sentimental and ceremonial purposes. I want a Jenks blue one to complete my sentimental picture.

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