Two Different Steam Calendars

[Charles Duckworth]

The Missouri Pacific issued two different versions of the green steam calendar. The first version is a flat tin panel without the corners being creased. The Sunshine Special painting is also in color and the lettering is different than the later version. While its not certain when these calendars were first issued by the Mopac, the 6615 entered service in December 1924 and ‘Lines’ was added to the corporate name in 1925. Given this information the 1925 timeframe may have been the issue date.
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The second version is made like the 1947 diesel calendar with the corners being peaked or creased and the reproduction of the Sunshine Special having a simplified illustration with less colors in the picture and more black added to the painting. I can only assume this was done to make to reproduction less expensive as less colors were required. The lettering is also a darker red than the earlier version. As with the earlier calendar there are no records when the MPL ordered these.

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Replacement cards scanned from a set of original cards are available from the company store.
http://mopac.org/store/mphs-collectibles/item/491-perpetual-calendar-replacement-cards-green-steam

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