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@palallin posted:

A short sequence of a MoPac local under the charge of USRA Mike #1310 rounding the curve at Notch Junction (aka Bethlehem).  In tow are MP boxcar #45112, Frisco boxcars #128528 & #17826, T&P flatcar #9828 & stock car #24042, MoPac stock car #52428, and MoPac caboose #922.

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Lots of MoP diesels on this thread, few steamers. This is too bad, as there are available some 3RO steamers that could be good stand-ins for MP power, right out of the box - though a paint job and/or a decal job may be called for. The MP liked what the Southern did with its Ps-4 4-6-2's (essentially a USRA Heavy Pacific boiler utilizing a USRA Light Pacific frame and smaller drivers), and they had some built along those lines, and the 2 roads' 4-6-2's favor quite a bit, at least in a certain class. An MTH PS-4 with Elesco, repainted, could make a more-than-decent stand-in for a certain class of MP 4-6-2's.

Also, MP had some USRA Light Mountain based (somewhat larger drivers; a bit longer) 4-8-2's. Lionel's USRA Mountain would make a presentable stand-in.

BTW - I worked for a railroad 15 years (in the home office) and never hear the clerks and others use the term "MoPac" when the road came up, such as in routing and reporting. They always said "Yeah, that car was handed off to the MoP on the 15th....", or some such. These weren't rail fans, of course, and the road was the "mop".

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