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  • in reply to: MoPac’s biggest interchange partners? #10133
    elsaanderson820
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    There was a lot of interchange through TRRA and A&S in St Louis. From there it could go anywhere.
    Once Chicago was opened via C&EI, MP could interchange with about any other railroad (except the BCR and RFP!).
    I do not have numbers, but the MKT was very not happy when MP/UP merged.
    The eastern roads interchanges at the Mississippi, Western roads at El Paso and Omaha, with some at Pueblo.

    There were also differences on commodity. Oil out of Texas might to heavy one month east through Memphis, next month north to Seattle on the C&S/CBQ.

    And thousands of crossings with an interchange track.
    Pick a favorite!

    Sounds like a fine idea for an Eagle article, traffic patterns over the years.

    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: 4427 number font #10096
    elsaanderson820
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    Did all the grain cars share the same number font?
    None of his decals are for 4427 cars. (at least 4 different car types)
    (His Flatcar decals are very good!)
    Nothing I have seen matches the numbers Proto used, so the entire 6-digit number number would need to be replaced.
    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: Latour Subdivision Train Manifests #10091
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    Just looked up the entry for Lexa.
    “Lexa is one of the principal icing points for perishable produce being shipped from the Rio Grand Valley through St Louis”.
    So an icing dock at Lexa would handle strings of ART reefers.
    Not local, but could ne interesting to model and talk about ice reefers and how that changed the eating habits of the nation.
    Thomas

    in reply to: Latour Subdivision Train Manifests #10090
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    Ryan,
    I do not remember seeing that division in ‘Down the Iron Mountain Route’, but I might be mistaken.
    I just opened up “The Empire that Missouri Built”. Quite a few entries for Arkansas, but the entries are alphabetical, not by division.
    If you have the town names on the division, I can look up the entries.
    Nice blurbs on each town, but not much operation details.
    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: MP Alcos in in Jenks Blue #10085
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    in the book Missouri Pacific Through Passenger service:
    Page 47
    PA3 #66 (Was #8023)
    Dipped in blue, white stripe along the bottom, Eagle on the nose. Looks like buzzsaws on the sides.
    Listed as Ft Worth in June 1963, scrapped in 1964.
    Not many Alcos in Blue. Jenks blue and the Alco purge were almost at the same time.

    in reply to: T&P flatcar #8806
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    I had a look at my Pat Coughlin collection of T&P images.
    Lots of flat car pics, most in non-revenue service (I.I., coupled to a crane)
    Numbers 5200 and 5012 in 1961 are in one photo.
    There are about 400 images on the CD.

    Christine has the copyright, and sells at the north texas train shows.

    Pat has a LOT of images in his slide collection. My son and I helped him about a decade ago digitize his collections and load on CD.
    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    BTW He has several photos of T&P 1123 GP in Jenks Blue and Diamond shield. Shot in 1962.

    in reply to: Missouri Illinois Decals #10032
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    0ddballs #187-285
    For 70 ton offset hopper, like Accurail 75xx kits. Or Stewart hopper kits.
    Out of print for several years. Oddballs decals sometimes still show up on e-bay or the resell web groups.

    The diagram for lettering looks just like an MP hopper with small buzzsaw, but the “M P” is “M I” and the number is 5926.

    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: A Personal MoPac Remembrance #9997
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    Popped right up for me.
    Try this:
    https://sipwithdusty.wordpress.com/

    in reply to: 2020 Annual Convention Branson, MO #9976
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    It was good to see the folks who came.
    A reminder that there are other folks still in the world outside the house!
    The train ride was nice and the clinics were interesting.
    Look forward to seeing more of you folks next year in St Louis.
    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: Missouri-Illinois Book information and reservations #9968
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    I have had my copy for several weeks now.
    Still learning new things about the MI every time I crack open the book.
    Very dense and lots of pictures.

    Thank you Charlie, very well done.

    in reply to: Ready for a train robbery #9877
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    I got my T&P version.
    Seems a bit small for my big head.
    Thomas
    DeSoto, TX

    in reply to: Ready for a train robbery #9863
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    Great.
    You are one of the lucky 6.
    (Only 6 made per eBay?)

    in reply to: New Missouri Pacific face mask #9861
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    Only 6 made?

    in reply to: MoPac Caboose color #8747
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    From looking at photos, they started either Brown or Red from the shop. New Colors changes over the years.
    Within a year, they faded to tan or pink (Blush or Bashful?) or some other color with gulf coast salt or west Texas sun.
    Add dirt and no two cars were the same color.

    in reply to: Trainfest 2020 #9788
    elsaanderson820
    Participant

    I am willing to go to trainfest next year to help as worker bee.

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