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"Cabooses of the Missouri Pacific Lines"
Errata Corrections & Additions by G. J. Michels, Jr.
Well nothing is perfect. Although the caboose book seems to be a success, there are a few anomalies that crept in that I want to clean up and a few additions. I'll keep this effort up as long as people supply me with new information.
As far as errors go, I have had a few pointed out to me. On page viii Bonne Terre is misspelled Boone Terre (what happened to that spell checker?). On Page 81, the text ends in "pre-", with nothing following the word. The full word should have been "preserved". The meaning is rather obvious when one reads the sentence, but it is a glitch anyway. On page 124, the photo of the TRRA caboose is reversed. This was a slide and somehow it got through the final edit in this condition. Finally, on page 320 there is no date entry for MR&BT caboose #37, but there are dates for M-1 #37, these entries refer to the same caboose. In the M-I chapter, page 162, Bismarck is misspelled Bismark.
A few notes on some history that was brought to light. The MR&BT connected with the Iron Mountain at Doe Run Junction, not Doe Run (from Joe Watkins). It was also mentioned that one I-GN branch ran from Houston to West Columbia rather than Houston to Bay City as stated on page 143 (from Harry Timons).
Finally, some better news. Charles Winters supplied me with a great letter and some additional photos. The photo of Alton and Southern caboose 14 wasn't included in the book because I didn't know of its existence. It is quite different from all the others and may be the only A-S caboose with a cupola. It was built in 1941 and scrapped sometime in the 1970's. Does anyone know if it was rebuilt? The photo of A-S 28 shows another paint scheme used on these cabooses that was not covered in the book; probably green with aluminum trucks. Charles also states that the MV cabooses on page 182 were indeed painted aluminum. I had speculated that they were aluminum or yellow. On page 35, caboose 429 was photographed by Charles at Van Buren, Arkansas. Charles sent another photo of Fort Smith & Western caboose 304 that illustrates a later lettering scheme. According to Charles, this was taken when the caboose was in use as a bunk car during the salvage operation on the FtS&W in 1939. Charles included other information on his exploits in photographing the MoPac that I intend to submit at a later date. He and his compatriots had a good time preserving the photographic history we enjoy now!
I hope this short article helps. If anyone has any other information on the cabooses covered in the book, stories, or additions to the history, please don't hesitate to let me know. I hope that the "Cabooses of the Missouri Pacific Lines" becomes an evolving creation. I think we covered most of it, but there is always room for more.
Jerry Michels
If you have corrections or additional information, please send it to Jerry care of the
Missouri Pacific Historical Society at mopac.org
Thanks for everyone's help.
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