Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)

MP 1178 SW1200
My oldest brother, Lloyd E. Sloan, shot this Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) SW1200, 1178 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on an unrecorded day in June 1974.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)

The Missouri Pacific Railroad (reporting mark MP), commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad operated 9,041 miles of road and 13,318 miles of track, not including DK&S, NO&LC, T&P, and its subsidiaries C&EI and Missouri-Illinois. Union Pacific Corporation, the parent company of the Union Pacific Railroad, agreed to buy the Missouri Pacific Railroad on January 8, 1980. The merger took effect on December 22, 1982.

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MP 1178, EMD SW1200

MP 1178 is a SW1200. Reportedly: MP 1178 was built by EMD in 1964 as an SW1200, MP 1178, serial number 28769.
MP 1178 in Little Rock, Arkansas
My oldest brother, Lloyd E. Sloan, shot this Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) SW1200, 1178 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on an unrecorded day in June 1974.

Rolling Stock

MP 13057, compact body bay window caboose

MP 13057 is a compact body bay window caboose. Reportedly: MP caboose 13057 was built by MP shops circa 1981. After the merger, it was assigned to UP class CA-34. Vacated in 1993. Donated to the West, TX Depot Museum.
West Depot Museum, West Texas owned MP 13057
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, we drove from Dallas to Austin, TX. We stopped for lunch in West, TX. There we saw Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) caboose 13057, it is displayed at the West, TX, Depot Museum on the corner of Washington and Broadway in West, Texas..

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