About the MPHS Preservation Information Committee
Preservation Projects need your Help.
A committee has been formed to gather information on various pieces of Missouri Pacific Railroad equipment/structures to assist preservation efforts with an information package.   The committee - made up of Dana Jackson and Elvin Klepzig - is looking for:

• line drawings
• photographs
• paint diagrams
• paint numbers
• contact information for paint companies
• lettering diagrams
• number stencils
• decals
• decal suppliers
• a history of the type of equipment
• and a list of reference material available.

Anyone who collects such MPRR materials or who may be able to help is asked to contact a committee member.

A Note to Owners of Cabooses and other MoPac Equipment
We are in the early stages of compiling accurate RR information so that decals can be produced for preserved cabooses, as part of a preservation packet... unfortunately it will take some time before we have enough to help.   In the meantime, for those looking for guidance and wish to better preserve their own equipment, take some steps to better prepare for your preservation effort.   Become a good preservationist.   Copy down all the detail information (such as the stencils or decals) that you may find on the caboose if you want to replace it.   Measure and record the height of the letters and numbers so they will be correct when reapplied.   These cabooses were all painted to a standard but that standard was interpreted by the paint shops and so they weren't all exactly alike, which makes up your caboose's historic character.   The more information you can save on your caboose the more we can help get it back for you plus we can save it in our files for future reference.
 
Last but not least, I appreciate the opportunity to help you in your efforts.   Feel free to ask all the questions you have.   Keep us updated on your progress and I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your new project.   Would you please supply us an address where the caboose will be located for our records?

Elvin Klepzig
Missouri Pacific Historical Society   www.mopac.org
Chairman of the Preservation Information Committee