They named the Pacific after them as they had MO of them than any
other railroad.
John Armstrong
On Jul 28, 2008, at 11:17 PM, David R Henley Jr wrote:
> Howdy all,
> I'm new to this group and S scale so please go easy on me with
> this first post. After selling my O scale collection and loading up
> on Missouri Pacific cars from SHS I decided I needed some motive
> power. Ebay hooked me up with a modern Lionel/ American Flyer
> Pacific class for the amazing low price of $185. My plans are to at
> least letter it for the MoPac. I would like to do some reconstuctive
> surgery to convert it into a P-73 class with the smooth streamlined
> pilot. Of course when I bought this engine I did not know S scale
> had a choice of AC, DC, or DDC. Before I get crazy cutting things up
> and rearranging piping I need to know if I can basically get an AM
> models' Pacific class engine and wheels fitted in the Lionel/ Flyer
> model. Does anyone out there know if this frankenstein surgery can
> be done? I like the Lionel/ Flyer model better because to me it
> looks more realistic with better details. As for all the talk I have
> seen about possible new steam locomotives, how about showing some
> love to the Missouri Pacific? After all the Pacific class was named
> for the MoPac.
>
> -David
>
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