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Nostalgia & History > MOP Forties for FridayDate: 09/20/19 10:54 MOP Forties for Friday Author: cewherry MOP SD40's 707 and 704 at Osawatomie, KS in 1968. Does this engine servicing facility still exist?
I just noticed the continuous handrail across the front and lack of walkway chains or drop-step for passage between units. Obviously MOP management didn't want or allow crew movements within the consist. Charlie Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/19 14:21 by cewherry.  Date: 09/20/19 11:32 Re: MOP Forties for Friday Author: SP8595 Nice looking engine!
Date: 09/20/19 13:02 Re: MOP Forties for Friday Author: mopac1978 I think the building still stands, but it is not owned by the RR anymore and has no track connection. This was one of the first purpose-built for diesel shops on the MP built in the early 50's IIRC.
Date: 09/20/19 14:27 Re: MOP Forties for Friday Author: UPNW2-1083 After the merger, they kept sending these piles of crap west and we'd end up with them in Yermo. They didn't have dynamic brakes so the Santa Fe wouldn't allow us on their railroad without dynamic brakes but the morons in Omaha couldn't understand that.-BMT
Date: 09/20/19 14:46 Re: MOP Forties for Friday Author: Fredo At least one is preserved at the museum in Barstow thanks to Las Vegas engineer Kieth Barton.
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