http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/ information for both prototype and modelers of the Missouri Pacific, Texas and Pacific and any MP related activities. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:47:32 GMT Charlie D modeling the Mopac http://mopac http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20830 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20830 I uploaded a few new photos to the Bagnell Branch web site this morning. The title page now shows the Olean depot with new wild flowers growing along the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:47 GMT barrybennetttoo http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20829 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20829 I paid about $38 for mine, and Steve signed it for me. Barry Bennett Coventry, England ... From: joseph beckman Date: 11/20/09 02:34:08 To: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:33:50 GMT joseph beckman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20828 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20828 Bill, I bet the book you're thinking of is Texas & Pacific - Color Pictorial - by Steve Allen Goen and published by Four Ways West Publications, Copyright Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:20:46 GMT cindercrusher http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20827 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20827 I'm pretty sure it wasn't the T&P book mentioned by John Lee. It was definitely MoPac steam. And I don't think it was the PFM book as it was a hard bound Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:48:03 GMT dsshoemaker http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20826 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20826 Off the top opf my head, I can think of 3 books that have good chinks about Texas lines steam power but are not exclusively Texas lines books- Collias' Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:44:48 GMT BNJohn@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20825 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20825 Hi Bill, Could the book be Texas & Pacific Color Pictorial by Steve Allen Goen, there is a picture of the book and a review of it by Jerry Michels in the MPHS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:24 GMT cindercrusher http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20824 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20824 Jerry, I think that might be the one, because I do remember there were color photos. Thanks for the information. Bill DeFoe Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:38 GMT asychis@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20823 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20823 Bill, Joe's book "Missouri Pacific in Color" had a good number of Texas Lines steam locomotives because there were a lot photographed in color compared to the Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:56:28 GMT cindercrusher http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20822 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20822 About fifteen years ago I was attending a train meet in Indianapolis, and I was thumbing through a book that was for sale, but I didn't buy it. It was a photo Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:40:38 GMT Bill Nash http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20821 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20821 Charlie, Well, I getting similar info from another source. I guess the idea they went into Mexico was just wishful thinking. It appears this car mostly went Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:19 GMT Charlie D modeling the Mopac http://mopac http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20820 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20820 Bill - looking in the June 1952 Official Guide the 5 bedroom lounge cars ran between St. Louis and Ft. Worth on trains No. 1 & 2 (Texas Eagles). I remember as Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:41 GMT wlhoss@... http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20819 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20819 Ron, I don't have date for the change, but growing up in the 50's around the St. Louis area gates were always black and white (with red lanterns or electric Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:09:25 GMT mopacfirst http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20818 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20818 Another thing I'm having trouble with is the striping on the crossing arm - not this particular one, but in general. Crossing arms were and are white, but the Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:55:39 GMT Charlie D modeling the Mopac http://mopac http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20817 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20817 ... Chris while the brown is traditional the buff color shown here isn't - the Mopac used Colonial Yellow which is a yellow orche. I'm thinking the B&B Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:01:36 GMT Daniel http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20816 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MOPAC/message/20816 This is the site for a lot of great 50, 60, 70 images, Dan http://www.westernrailimages.com/