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August 7, 2021 at 1:59 pm in reply to: New book “Selected Photographs from the Missouri Pacific Historical Society Archives #10225Bud MossParticipant
Count me in! Jerry
Bud MossParticipantVery excellent find! I look for rare and unusual MP publications my self. I have a history written by John Leeds Kerr that I have scanned (65 pages). Have you thought of sharing this with the Society Archives be having it scanned? Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantRon, can you supply the item number or url? I cannot seem to find it. Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantPat, since it is a brass caboose and so short, I think perhaps it is a logging company caboose. Jerry
Bud MossParticipantRon, I have heard that quote. I think it is in MoPac Power. Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantMike, I think if the MP has painted its boilers green it would have received a lot of recognition in the press and in the modeling fraternity. I think the decisions not to go with different paint and streamlining was due to the fact that the MP was in receivership and these would be considered expenses it did not need. Jerry
Bud MossParticipantThe MoPac may have painted boilers green on some passenger locomotives in the late 1800, but no Pacifics received green boilers. Mike Adams wrote a long time ago that the MP may have thought about it, as they did with streamlining steam, but neither happened. So, black with graphite smokebox and ash pans is the colors you want. Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantNice looking signs, Bill. If original, the freight transport sign would have been attached to the side of a semi tractor. It is metal. I am almost sure the bus line sign is metal too, but I don’t know about its use Jerry
Bud MossParticipantThanks, I thought as much but wanted some confirmation. Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantSince the produce is in baskets, I suggest some sort of fruit such as cherries, peaches, etc. Probably not spinach which would be packed in boxes. Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantis this a new book? Jerry Michels
Bud MossParticipantRon, I think you’d be safe assuming the 1950s. Jerry
April 15, 2021 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Wooden Express Reefer REA Cars and REA Master List for Arkansas #10111Bud MossParticipantOn the MoPac they were centered around Arkansas. Probably others too like the Rio Grande Valley. I have not studied the subject, I learned a lot about them ‘at he knee of’ Mike Adams. It was interesting to know that they culled cars that carried fish. Who wants fishy strawberries! Here i at least one site. Poorly written and edited.http://original.trainlife.com/magazines/pages/214/15768/april-1991-page-26. Jerry
April 14, 2021 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Wooden Express Reefer REA Cars and REA Master List for Arkansas #10109Bud MossParticipantThat is my understanding. I am not saying REA did not do LCL, but that would be regular express, not perishable loads. I am very open to rebuttals and an improvement to my information. Jerry
April 13, 2021 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Wooden Express Reefer REA Cars and REA Master List for Arkansas #10107Bud MossParticipantI do not know about REA stations in Arkansas, but regarding the second question, REA was not an LCL service so I assume an express reefer was used to move a shipment from the origin to a specific customer. To stop at every REA station would sort of go against the meaning of express. Mike Adams commented years ago that the MP would use every express reefer they could find, except those used to transport fish, during the strawberry rush each spring. I again assume that cars of strawberries went from loading houses to the consignee rather than a feww bushels of strawberries being picked up a stations along the way. Jerry Michels
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