[robert.j.thomas]

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Tying attachment again.

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That’s a good one for sure. I will be working on a couple of decal sets through Precision Design based upon selected examples, suitable for a ~1905-1910 timeframe. Let me know if you are interested and I will be happy to share a few.

-Bob T.

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Perhaps a stand-in for this ACF sawtooth boxcar?

[robert.j.thomas]

Thanks! Great info.

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Pat,

Yes. I ordered this one and a Frisco one for the two-car minimum.

-Bob T.

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Kevin,

Also, if you have interest in this area and its history, you might enjoy this map from 1906-1908:

https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218290

It shows a large swath of the Pittsburg Sub in S.E. Kansas and the mines at that time. The image is rather large, so I did not post a copy here.

-Bob T.

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Thanks Kevin for your reply,

The first house I remember living was south across the street from the grain elevator there in Carona. I probably waved at you going by many times! We moved around 1974 when the house was damaged by lightning. My grandfather owned property on either side of the right of way and had a house just across the tracks and on the west side of the road from where Heart of the Heartlands sits today. When staying with him we would always go out to watch the MoPac roll by.

-Bob T.

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One more before I put them away….[attachment=0:3nbfcv8n]IMG_0369 (2).JPG[/attachment:3nbfcv8n]

[robert.j.thomas]

Thanks Gary and Charlie!

I will post a few more photos with earlier equipment (and include MoPac). Charlie, what ever happened to the ten-wheeler that was on the Bagnell Branch? I would love to borrow it for some photos.

-Bob T.

[robert.j.thomas]

Another Iron Mountain example appeared today online with a caption of “Railyards near Kansas City Union Station looking south to Hospital Hill ca 1917”. Photo attached.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/K4-HO-Decals-St-Louis-Iron-Mountain-Southern-Furniture-Buggy-Boxcar-StLIM-S/192902939842?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D0a5be8c540ed46ff9858a6a600f4d200%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D292142594386%26itm%3D192902939842%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A353f5ec5-00fe-11ea-9e7d-74dbd1801d5a%7Cparentrq%3A437c270616e0a6882bc627d0fff211e2%7Ciid%3A1

[robert.j.thomas]

Thank you Charlie. This is a fantastic find. I will post pictures of model cars as I have them.

Patrick, the decals are in the K4 Decals store on eBay. There are two versions.

-Bob T.

[robert.j.thomas]

Thank you for this great information. I would love to have the same for the Frisco.

-Bob T.

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Charlie,

Fantastic work! I am a big fan. The article you provided for the most recent Eagle was an excellent summary.

-Bob T.

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