[monikabidwill9523]

I have been visiting since mid-November, and I get access almost every day. Linked photos don’t seem to be available, but this post suggests I can reply. I missed the forum when I couldn’t get in.

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Obviously

I don’t suppose he left any documentation explaining the choice.

considering the situation in MO during the Civil War, the combination is appropriate, but I don’t suppose he was cognizant of that.

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I think there is a misunderstanding.

I am not asking about choosing paint for a model.

I am asking who chose the blue and gray for the prototype and why. Why that color combination?

[monikabidwill9523]

Thank you, Bill!

But I think my question is misunderstood: I am not asking about selecting modern paints for models. I am asking who selected the colors when MoPac dieselized and why, if such information is available.

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If memory serves, those engines were assigned by the USRA to the PRR, but the self-proclaimed “Standard” didn’t want standardized engines not born in Juniata. I don’t know if the PRR actually used them much or not (I can’t get to my copy of MoPac Power right now), but MoPac benefited from PRR haughtiness.

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The use of the compartments sorta mimics European practice.

[monikabidwill9523]

Have you tried bridgehunter.com? I am pretty sure the site is still up though the owner was killed late last year.

[monikabidwill9523]

Got it yesterday.

Marvelous work! I am really looking forward to reading it in detail.

[monikabidwill9523]

https://www.mfaoil.com/

MFA originated as a farmer’s co-op. There actually two divisions, if you will, nowadays, at least locally: the co-op and the oil company. Separate but connected.

Steve Allen
Frisco, MoPac & T&P near Rolla, MO

[monikabidwill9523]

If you look at the enlargement of the photo on the eBay page, it clearly shows 36, so you are right.

[monikabidwill9523]

Apr 15 is right around the corner. How are we doing on pre-orders? I am very much looking forward to this book!

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The RoW for the line ran right on the edge of a piece of property my family lived on back in the early ’80s. It was under a road for part of the way and in a fence row for another part. I looked for but never found any spikes, tie plates, etc.

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I am very sorry that I am already committed that weekend. *sigh*

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Forgot about those; thanks, Charlie!

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A yard goat with her kid . . . ?

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