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Date: 03/04/21 10:35
A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: gcm

May 79
A northbbound Missouri Pacific train (SD40-2 3141 leads) waits in the siding as a southbound passes in Marlin,Tx (30 miles south of Waco) on ex-I&GN trackage.
On the northbound --
3038 - SD40
3002 - SD40
2077 - GP38-2

I sure didn't see many ice reefers in trains anymore but here was one.
A shot of the southbound posted before ---

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5161866,5161866#msg-5161866

Gary



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/21 11:07 by gcm.



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Date: 03/04/21 10:36
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: gcm

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Date: 03/04/21 10:45
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: jgilmore

Great series, always felt MP was not covered well enough for a railroad its size and stature...

JG

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Date: 03/04/21 10:46
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: rrpreservation

Great shots!!! Thank you for sharing them.

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Date: 03/04/21 10:53
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: refarkas

Great "meet" set. That MP caboose really looks good.
Bob

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Date: 03/04/21 11:10
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: dcfbalcoS1

               I would think you would be hard pressed to finad an 'ice reefer' anywhere these days as they are now all mechanical ( those that are left ) and many refridgerated items go by refridgerated containers. 

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Date: 03/04/21 11:10
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: krm152

Super nice MP series; SD's look great..  Definitely like each and every photo.
Thanks for the excellent and interesting photo posting.
ALLEN
 

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Date: 03/04/21 11:46
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: Conch

Nice sequence.  Glad you attached the reefer and caboose.  Never too many of those.

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Date: 03/04/21 11:48
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: SouthernPacific

I really enjoyed seeing your MP images. I liked MP's blue paint on motive power and red paint on cabooses. The screaming eagle and buzzsaw logos are favorites of mine. Thank you!

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Date: 03/04/21 12:56
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: SPJoe

Nice captures Gary!

Joe

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Date: 03/04/21 19:54
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: SCKP187

Nice shots.  Good meet material and nice to see the screaming eagle on the units.
Brian Stevens

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Date: 03/05/21 08:39
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: King_Coal

Nice crop of SD40s and GP38s which were the premiere power on the MoPac at that time. A lot of the other power were "bell ringers" when they showed up - GP18s & GP35s were notable door-open locomotives at that time. 

Thanks for sharing.

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Date: 03/05/21 15:28
Re: A couple MP freights in Texas
Author: texchief1

Good shots!

RC Lundgren
Elgin, TX

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