I grew up in a two railroad town, Marshall, Missouri. The MOP mainline ran around the east side of town alongside the city park. I spent many church picnics eagerly […]
...This should be a good thread Charlie. For me it was always Missouri Pacific. I was born in Labadie, Missouri, and the Rock Island was the “show” so to speak […]
...What got me interested in the MP/T&P was that my Father, two uncles and my Grandfather all worked for the Missouri Pacific or MOP as my Dad and Uncles called […]
...My interest in the MoPac was solidified when my family moved from St. Louis to Little Rock in 1956 when I was 10 years old (Yes, Mr Ogden, I’m older […]
...My Missouri Pacific experience began about 10 months after the shutdown of the Rock Island and Milwaukee Road lines in early 1981. The MoPac came to the University of Wisconsin […]
...I’m mostly a lurker, but I’ll pipe up since asked. As a kid in Los Angeles I would occasionally see engines in normal (yellow/grey or scarlet/grey) with strange lettering like […]
...My grandparents’ next-door neighbor, A.C. Russell, ran the day switch engine in the yard at Jefferson City and gave me the railroad – and MoP – fever. He hired out with the […]
...I grew up along the old Pleasant Hill branch in Robeline. We lived about a hundred feet from the tracks! I remember seeing steam locomotives when I was very small. […]
...I grew up in Homewood, Illinois in the south suburbs of Chicago during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Naturally this means I grew up an Illinois Central fan. However, due to […]
...My earliest years of railfanning were family vacations along the Santa Fe and Route 66. At thirteen (1975), I moved with my family from California to Scotland, AR. No trains nearby, […]
...I grew up in Shreveport and came from a family on my dad’s side where all the males going back three generations worked for the TP in either Marshall, Texarkana […]
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Based on 12-month period beginning with receipt of dues
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New members will receive the current issue of The Eagle upon receipt of dues
Includes a full-color calendar for the following year (issued with 3rd quarter The Eagle)
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Access to the online MPHS Forums
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Your name listed in The Eagle
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Eagle Members receive all the benefits of Regular and Sustaining Members, plus donate $50 toward MPHS Operating Expenses.
Recognition in The Eagle.
Based on 12-month period beginning with receipt of dues
Includes a subscription to our quarterly magazine, The Eagle
New members will receive the current issue of The Eagle upon receipt of dues
Includes a full-color calendar for the following year (issued with 3rd quarter The Eagle)
Includes a 10% discount on many items in the company store
Access to the online MPHS Forums
Available anywhere in the world
John Bromley print (new members, not renewals)
Your name listed in The Eagle
$50 of your dues are tax deductible
