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peggyrothschildParticipant
Joe’s Mopac Power advises the PRR never received them as they only wanted ‘home grown’ locomotives from their Altoona shops. They were switched to MP while still being constructed.
June 8, 2021 at 11:51 am in reply to: Any interest in writing an article on the 2200’s vs the FTs? #10180peggyrothschildParticipantRon Merrick and Jerry Michels already jumped on this.
peggyrothschildParticipantI looked in a period MP/IM booklet titled ‘Arkansas as an Agricultural State’. It mentions ‘melons and cantaloupes’ being grown. It’s difficult to tell due to the grain in the photo but these might be melons being shipped looking at the baskets on the right side of the image. [attachment=0:7yceahm5]E855A471-BFCB-4FFE-B6A6-69F3ACC044F7.jpeg[/attachment:7yceahm5]
peggyrothschildParticipantRyan
Others may add to this thread but the car number is accurate. The MP owned or leased a small fleet of these passenger reefers but I seem to recall they were off the roster in the mid-1930’s.peggyrothschildParticipantThe 36000-36024 were built by AC&F/ART in 1946. The two emblem scheme was from 1951-1961.
Source the ART book.
peggyrothschildParticipantCan you narrow down your question to a more limited timeframe? As example are you asking about the 1940’s or 1970’s? Lots of mergers involved during the decades. Thanks
peggyrothschildParticipantGregg
Very nice modeling; I’ve been to Ste Genevieve numerous times and missed seeing that bridge.peggyrothschildParticipantDennis
I thought you’d get a reply by now but the MP never went to Iowa so Council Bluffs was never an option. The last two Eagle magazines should help with your question in more detail.peggyrothschildParticipantJohn
By the late 1970’s Circular 61 was stored in a computer file that the Mopac used called ‘Administrative Message’ it was an early form of email but instead of being addressed to an individual it went only to a printer or CRT screen. While the earlier C-61 were printed in small books by the time period you’re asking about they weren’t being printed for mass distribution. The end user just printed off the schedules that pertained to their territory.Charlie
peggyrothschildParticipantNate
Thanks for the reminder. And David H sent me one.peggyrothschildParticipantUnfortunately no but most SS cars were scrapped by the late 1950’s.
peggyrothschildParticipantBill
I had a chance to buy the Eagle in Ray Curls basement from his wife. He had it mounted on wood paneling. I’d passed as the thing was nine foot across and even me as ‘serious’ Mopac collector couldn’t see displaying something so large. A retired MP engineer bought it from her for $300 and took it to the Kane County RR show that summer an turned it for over $1k. It had an odd cut out on one side for I think a door handle.peggyrothschildParticipantThomas
You might check out the various MP/TP/CEI covered hopper sets done by Mask Island for renumbering.peggyrothschildParticipantThanks
peggyrothschildParticipantRyan
How many historical photos of the Mopac are included? -
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