[Reed Hartford]

To update my post, many of these decals have been sold. So if you are interested in any of them, contact me first to check availability, at:
[email protected]

Regards,
Jeff Pletcher

[Reed Hartford]

I wish to advise that everything on this listing has been sold except for the following three items:

American Standard Car Co. Airslide Covered Hopper kit.

Vicount (Westbrook) T&P Gondola built-up kit

Westbrook T&P Stock Car kit, also the boxcar Hardware kit that can be used for the Stock Car

Regards,
Jeff Pletcher

[Reed Hartford]

Bill, it’s interesting, and somewhat puzzling, that the Mopac initiated the St. Louis-Mexico City sleeping car in 1962, an era time when the railroads, including the MoP, were turning negative regarding passenger service. It was about the time, I believe, that the MoP discontinued the Texas Eagle through sleeping car arrangements at St. Louis with the Eastern railroads PRR & B&O (with the possible exception of the Slumbercoach interchanged with the latter road). Perhaps there was a brisk market to and from Mexico that they tapped.

As a sidelight on this — I grew up in Ohio, where my high school (1960’s) Spanish teacher, an older widow, would periodically travel to Mexico during summer vacations utilizing the Eagle sleeping car, using the Pennsy to and from St. Louis. Of course I was insanely jealous.

[Reed Hartford]

Eric,
I just saw your post. I took a couple photos in 1977 that may be of interest to you. I tried uploading them to the Bulletin Board but was unsuccessful — I think that one of the files may be too large. I am attaching the smaller file. If you will send me your email address, I will email the large photo file to you. My email address:
[email protected]
Regards,
Jeff Pletcher

[Reed Hartford]

Bill,
I only saw the MoP E units operating on the MoPac proper. I never saw them east of St. Louis. A couple of photos are attached.
Jeff P.

[Reed Hartford]

Bill, I found your initial post quite interesting. I was living in southern Illinois at that time, and saw the “National Ltd.” during the period in which MoPac cars were operating. However, I don’t recall seeing them in operation — it would have surely registered with me to see MoP cars in Amtrak service. I did see and photograph the MoP E units operating on the “National.”

[Reed Hartford]

MoPac’s Slumbercoach “Southland” was reportedly turned back to Budd in the 60’s and picked up by the Northern Pacific who renamed it “Loch Tarbert.” Amtrak later picked up the N.P. fleet of Slumbercoaches including “Loch Tarbert,” so I guess this is the closest MoPac came to having any of its passenger cars regularly utilized by Amtrak, indirectly via the N.P.

[Reed Hartford]

Charlie,

Thanks for your suggestion. Apparently the webmaster took down my listings, since they were over two years old (by the way, I received zero response to my listings on this forum). I’ve since sold some stuff on the O Scale Yard Sale site, but still have some items left. If they don’t sell on that site, maybe I will try once again on the MPHS Forum. I did have a couple of Forum takers on a few decals, but I still have most of those left. Not surprisingly, there aren’t too many people modeling the MoP in O Scale. I did sell some decals (through O Yard Sale) to a guy in Georgia I think who wants to model the “Texas Eagle” in O, my dream. He had been looking for “Eagle” passenger car decals for some time. I told him to send me photos when he’s done!

Regards,
Jeff

[Reed Hartford]

Patrick,

I have a few more photos at New Iberia and the line toward Franklin, in the 70’s. Let me know if you are interested in perusing them for your article. I lived in Lafayette at the time. I found the street trackage interesting. I photographed Amtrak’s Sunset running on the street, but could never catch any MoPac trains on the street. My email:

[email protected]

Regards,
Jeff Pletcher

[Reed Hartford]

Todd,

I lived in Midland around 1986 and occasionally got over to shoot slides at Big Spring. However, I have not yet digitized them — I am working through my stuff scanning a few at a time, and don’t know yet when I will get to the west Texas stuff. I recall taking photos at the engine service facility of the power off the local I think, and can’t recall what else I shot. For starters, I am attaching a shot of the freight station from when I passed through Big Spring in the 70’s. That’s all I have in digital format for now. The passenger station had obviously been demolished by that time. Hope you get the information you are looking for. Feel free to contact me directly by email at:

[email protected]

Regards,
Jeff Pletcher
Centennial, CO

PS Well, I tried attaching the photo, but I got a red message “the board attachment quota has been reached.” Send me an email and I’ll reply with the photo file.
PPS Trying to attach the photo again after Kevin made the fix.

[Reed Hartford]

Nate:

I have done some modeling of the MoP in O Scale in the past, but now wish to sell my stuff. Some would be suitable for Proto:48 I think. Some are built up and some still in kit form:

Still in kits:
American Standard Car Co. #5025 Airslide covd. hopper
Suncoast Models #505 Panel side gondola, double kit – 2 cars; same prototype as the brass gon shown in another post.

Already built:
U.S. Hobbies 50′ Plug door box car, with “Cushion Car” lettering
All-Nation #3620 Caboose; this was marketed as C&O prototype but I modified it to MoPac’s Magor prototype following the article in the “Eagle” some years back.

If you’re interested, it’s probably easiest to contact me directly by email:
[email protected]
I can send photos and other details, let me know.
Jeff Pletcher
PS Sorry to be so late with my reply to y our post. I don’t ordinarily read this bulletin board very frequently.

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