MoPac M.o.W. Equipment - Screaming Eagles

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Part Three - Crew cars

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Crew Cars Whether starting life as troop cars during the dark days of World War Two, or as the short-lived Express mail cars from the 1960's, many continued to find a useful service on the railroad as MoW Crew cars in. Foreman's cars and bunk cars were often nothing more than converted obsolete 40' wood or steel boxes.

MoW crew car equipment between 1950-60's wore boxcar or oxide red on the body and yellow over the ends. Later years saw the over-all aluminum color scheme being adopted on these cars. (Special thanks to Brian Paul Ehni for providing many of the images shown here)

Missouri Pacific 2081 - passing work cars (troop sleeper baggage) near Jacksonville, Texas; September '81 - ©Gary Morris photo

MP Commissary Car - diagram dated 9/14/48 - Missouri Pacific Diagram/Daryl Favignano Collection

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T&P X 2617 - Crew car, ex-troop car/emergency caboose. Texarkana, AR; 6/3/78. - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP X 4737 - location unknown (possibly Texarkana, AR); 6/76 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP X 4737 - Note the wheelcar, tank car and the car facility in the background. Location unknown (possibly Texarkana, AR); 6/76. - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP X 14154 - Crew car with round roof. Notice the air-conditioner in the window. Ozark, MO - photo © copyright Elvin Klepzig

MP X 14154 - DeSoto Shops diagram. Many of crew cars were one-of-a-kind, modified from old equipment, with each individual car requiring it's own (rather than a series) diagram such as #14154 - scan provided by Elvin Klepzig

MP X 14182 - MoW crew car and tank T&P X 25211 at DeQincy, LA; date unknown - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

T&P X 14192 - Crew car. Texarkana, AR; 6/3/78 - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP X 14205 - Another round roof crew car at Navasota, TX; date unknown - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

MP X 14205 - Navasota, TX; date unknown - © Brian Paul Ehni photo, used with permission.

Featured Photographers:
Brian Paul Ehni, Elvin Klepzig, Daryl Favignano Collection


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