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Jeff
There’s dimensions in this thread and if you search on doghouse on this site there’s a prototype photo from 5/21/2018 I posted.

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Bill
The white cover TT was the review copy before they went to press. I had the instructions added to the timetable on how conductors were to fill out their work orders or had added rules that made them responsible for completing their work orders and was provided a TT with a white cover for review of the final proof. Charlie Baldwin was our Rules and Safety Superintendent who’s name is on the cover

Charlie

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Who would have thought we’d see KO&G GP7’s coming. Here’s a link for suggestions to Athearn https://www.athearn.com/About/Contact.aspx

Ask them to also consider doing a KO&G International caboose based on their new caboose model.

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The images at Sikeston were taken by Wayne Leeman, a Post-Dispatch reporter/photographer. I used several of Wayne’s images in the book besides the Sikeston series. He rode a transfer run across MacArthur Bridge, shot helper service from 23rd Street yard to Valley Park in the 1940’s, documented the coal fields and local on the Mount Vernon Branch plus other great scenes. After Wayne retired he gave his railroad negatives to Joe.

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I probably took this is 1978. I seem to recall the factory being a billard table manufacturer. Hence the 8 ball.

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I probably took this is 1978. I seem to recall the factory being a billard table manufacturer. Hence the 8 ball.

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Not yet since the book won’t be available until early 2022.

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Thank you for the warm welcome Charlie and Jerry!

Pat, I think you might be right. I’ve got a little space that may be right for something like what you have. We’ll see what I can come up with. Thanks for the inspiration!

Jeff
You might look at the ‘free-mo’ concept. You can built a section at a time and add to the layout as you get room. One of the most time consuming parts (switching) on my layout is Russellville where there’s only an industry siding with a Kent feed mill and grain elevator and a spur into a lumber yard. http://www.free-mo.org/standard/

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Yes, the hopper with the bracing was built in 1943 with wood sides. Martin Lofton did an article in RMC were he converted a C&O brass hopper to a MP version. While the two bay war emergency hoppers were done by Proto 2000 the three bays weren’t.

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The book is at the publisher and the editor asked last week about the cover, paper, etc. It will have the same type of hardbound cover as the M-I book and a semi-gloss finish to the pages to better pull out the details in the images. This book will be landscape to better display the photos. Initially we’d hope the book would be ready by Christmas but COVID has affected the paper supply as it’s done with other products and it looks like a January or February printing. As with the M-I book the pre-payments will be shipped directly from the publisher. Here’s three images from the book. [attachment=2:208y3vb4]2D45EE3C-BD15-44C1-8204-52585B40B039.jpeg[/attachment:208y3vb4][attachment=1:208y3vb4]2A29A497-6432-41DD-9905-34B92FBA3D69.jpeg[/attachment:208y3vb4][attachment=0:208y3vb4]72DD4864-22C8-4D21-823F-90148564B94D.jpeg[/attachment:208y3vb4]

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Jeff
Welcome to the board. There’s lots of ‘great’ HO Mopac models around. The Missouri Pacific Historical Society company store is a resource for accurate models. If you have any questions just ask.

Great reading about your chemo treatments working so well.

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Jerry
Here’s the details on the dcc, handrails etc.

https://www.trainworld.com/atlas-10003957-gp7-gold-missouri-pacific-c-ei-buzzsaw-patch-209-black-white-orange-atlas-10003957.html

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Pat
This was great to read; glad all is safe.

Charlie

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Nate
Don’t worry I told him it was a fake and neither MP or IC modelers would buy a set. He’s dropped it.

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Nate
Thanks, I passed this along to Hubert Mask.

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