VOLUME 3 March, 1989 NUMBER 10

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO ALEXANDER HILTON

H and SONG

E.O.

COMPOSED WHIT V. RIDING ON A FRISCO TRAIN

PUBLTSHED BY

E.O. ROARKSPRINGFIELD MO.

From the collection of Chuck Mahaffey

RAILROAD MUSEUM INC.

OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT Alan SchmittVICE—PRESIDENT Clarence PearceSECRETARY—TREASURER Saundra SchmittBOARD MEMBERS Charles E. Mahaffey Warren Hall Richard Napper

NEWSLETTER STAFF

EDITOR Alan SchmittFMIS EDITOR Richard NapperCONTRIBUTING EDITOR Kenneth WulfertDISTRIBUTION Rachel Schmitt Sarah Schmitt

PRINTER Gregg Porterfield

The ALL ABOARD Newsletter is publishedmonthly for members of the FRISCO FOLKS, asupport organization of The FriscoRailroad Museum Inc. The museum facilityis located at 500 Walker St. in Ash Grove,MO. All correspondence should headdressed to P.O. Box 276, Ash Grove, MO65604. All material in the newsletter iscopyrighted by The Frisco Railroad MuseumInc. and may not be reproduced in anymanner without the expressed writtenconsent of the museum President. TheFrisco Railroad Museum Inc. is notaffiliated with the St. Louis—SanFrancisco Railway Co., the BurlingtonNorthern Railroad Co., or any of itssubsidiaries.

THE

In 1912, Mr. E.O. Roark tooka journey on the Frisco fromSt. Louis to Springfield, MO.His trip inspired him to writea song, "ON THE FRISCO," whileriding on the train. Thewords to the song are asfollows:

"Now while we're riding onthis train come all join in onthis refrain to swell the joyas we roll on toward our homesagain;We'll have some fun while onthis run no matter if it snowsor rains;Change cars when they stop andtake a Frisco train."

The song was dedicated toAlexander Hilton who, in 1912,was General Passenger Agent inSt. Louis.

The Museum is pleased toacknowledge the followingmembership renewals in theFRISCO FOLKS:

P. Allen Copeland SwitchmanCaliforniaJohn F. Bradbury Jr. SwitchmanMissouri

The museum is pleased towelcome the following newmembers to the FRISCO FOLKS:

Guy S. Pollard BrakemanMissouriMartin Lofton SwitchmanCaliforniaSamuel E. Pick SwitchmanNevada

LOOKING BACKWARD is a monthlyfeature of the ALL ABOARD thattakes a look back through ourfiles at the people and eventsthat were a part of the Frisco25, 50, and 75 years ago.

25 years - 1964

On March 1, 1964, PresidentL.W. Menk broke ground forconstruction of the new Friscogeneral office building inSpringfield, MO. On March 3,1964, the largest singleshipment of refined soybeanoil to move on the Frisco leftSt. Louis on freight #835.The train consist includedthirty-three cars of the oilbeing transported from theDrew Foods Corporation, St.Louis, to New Orleans.

50 years - 1939

Between August 21 and December11, 1939, five "Santa Fe" type2-10-2 locomotives wererebuilt by the Frisco as"Mountain" type 4-8-2 engines,as follows:

#42 became #4400#46 became #4401#52 became #4402#53 became #4403#56 became #4404

75 years - 1914

In 1914, ten postal andmail-coach combination carswere rebuilt into combinationmail and baggage cars, at anapproximate cost of $3,700.00each, as follows:

#4 became #140 became #141

#21 became #122#26 became #108#27 became #110#28 became #112#29 became #111#51 became #138#74 became #137#?? became #136

The EXCESS BAGGAGE is amonthly feature of the ALLABOARD that lists newlyacquired items not on thecurrent EXCESS BAGGAGE listand/or items from the listoffered during the month at adiscounted price. Unlessotherwise noted, discountedprices are only good throughthe month listed.

!!!!! NEW ARRIVALS !!!!!

DINING CAR LINENS:

57"x42" table cloth - oldstyle with "FRISCO LINES" ineach corner (2)...$35.00 each

34"x34" table cloth - newstyle with "FRISCO LINES" logoand name bar in middle..$25.00

PROMOTIONAL PINBACKS:

"WE ARE STRONG ON SAFETY INSEVENTY" have 1 $2.50

"FREEDOM FROM ACCIDENTS '76" have 4 $2.00

STILL AVAILABLE !!!!!Gold Frisco "Quarter Century"lapel pin - MINT CONDITION - $45.00

MARCH SPECIALS FROMLIST #8

DINING CAR CHINA:

Blue Denmark pattern

5 1/2" salad bowl $22.50

6" oval vegetable dish $25.00

video tape manufacturers had agreat day.

Noting that 1522 set offseveral NS hot box detectorsalong the way. First it wasfunny, then it was a pain.The train had to stop and beinspected each time!

On October 22, 1988, I hadthe pleasant task of ridingbehind Frisco's restored 4-8-2Mountain 1522 on a fan trip toDecatur, IL over the oldWabash main line (now NorfolkSouthern). As most ALL ABOARDreaders know, this past spring1522's restoration by the St.Louis Steam Train Associationwas completed. Therestoration project wasstarted in the fall of 1985,and is now recognized as oneof the finest restorationprojects of an operating steamlocomotive in the U.S. TheDecatur trip was the firstchance 1522 had to show off ina big way around her hometown, and none of the hundredswho rode to Decatur weredisappointed with the engine'sperformance.

Since 1522 is now receivingquite a bit of well deservedattention in the railroad andrailfan press, and sinceseveral video tapes of her arenow available, I won't dwellon the details of the Octobertrip to Decatur. Instead, Iwould like to list a series ofimpressions I noted that day,which I hope will convey someof the excitement, thrills,and general interest that asteam engine, in particular abeautiful Frisco steam engine,generates on such a trip.Needless to say, it was agreat day and I had a ball!

At an early breakfast at alocal "burger-doodle," notingwith delight that the day wasgoing to be beautiful, justwhat 1522 would have ordered,and then seeing a bunch ofpeople come in with Friscohats on.

Approaching St. Louis'Union Station on US 40 andseeing the first column ofsteam smoke I had seen inyears rising from the hugetrain shed. The being

surprised to see the smoke wascoming from the ALCo S2 thestation used as a switcher!The 1522 was hissingpeacefully out under US 40,making almost no smoke a all!

Noting that I was assignedto Car 13 - just my luck.Then realizing that Car 13 wasthe second car behind 1522!

Realizing that about halfof the people in my carweren't actual railfan types,but just some folks who wantedto see and ride behind a steamengine on an "old fashioned"passenger train. I had funexplaining that we weren'tmaking coal smoke (oil), andtelling them about SLSF1500's.

Hearing the sharp exhaustbark and melodious steamboatwhistle of 1522. Magnificent!She was something to beholdinside the St. Louisriverfront tunnels, inparticular on the return trip.

Enjoying the greatcompanionship that is to befound in passenger carvestibules on railfan trips.

Thrilling at seeing myfirst Frisco 1500 in action,close and up front. Afterthe photo run by, I went up tomy good friend Don Wirth, whowas an active participant onthe restoration team and partof the crew, and said, "Don,now I understand!"

Noting the number ofchildren that parents broughtto the towns and crossings tosee us roar by. And, seeingthem all smile and wave. Wemust have looked great!

As always, waving to peoplefrom a train. Great fun!

Seeing a friend of minealong the line getting photosof us four times between St.Louis and Granite City.

Observing the antics of thetrailing auto caravan inmid-Illinois. It was longerthan the train! Kodak and the

As with all trains, itseems, running way behindschedule. Few cared!

Hearing 1522's crewexchanging whistle saluteswith the NS trains we metalong the way, and hearing uscalled "Extra 1522" on theirradios.

Noting that we had almostas big a trailing caravan onthe way back to St. Louis, atnight, in the dark!

May, 1988 Ken Wulfert Photo

I understand that plans arebeing made for 1522 to run anumber of times in 1989. Ihope so. I would urge anyonewho has an interest to joinone of these trips and enjoy!

The Whyte System 2-8-0"Consoliation," ImpactDemonstration Car, Frisco,Texas, Frisco Band, "TheFrisco Angel of Mercy," plusmuch, much more.

H10-44 1000 H.P. SWITCHER

Between March, 1948, andJuly, 1949, the Frisco tookdelivery of twelve Fairbanks-Morse H10-44, 1000 H.P. switchengines, Nos. 270-281. Oneadditional H10-44 unit waspurchased secondhand in 1969.It was former Denver & RioGrande Western Railroad #122,that became Frisco #286. In1951, the company purchasedfour more locomotives thatwere powered by 1200 H.P.engines and were equipped withcontrols for multiple unit(MU) operation (H12-44 Nos.282-285). It is interestingto note that the MUconnections were placed on thecab end only. Thus, anymultiple-unit operation was ina cab-to-cab or "back-to-back"configuration. When placedinto service, all seventeenunits were assigned toswitching duties in and aroundTulsa and Muskogee, OK.

The entire fleet remainedin service until 1973, withmany being repainted in thelatter years orange and whitepaint livery. Seven unitswere eventually scrapped (Nos.271, 273-275, and 277-279).The remainder of the fleet

were used as trade-ins to G.E.for credit on new U3OBengines.

The H10-44 engine is arelatively simple one to modelin HO. All you need is oneAthearn powered undecoratedSW1500 switcher #140-4001 andone Cary Locomotive WorksH10-44 metal shell #C1-53.The Athearn unit is $21.50 andthe Cary shell runs $17.95.The only major modificationthat has to be made is to theAthearn frame. It needs to becut at the fuel tank andlengthened to accommodate thelonger wheelbase of the Carybody.

The shell is paintedFloquil Engine Black#270-11010 and the handrailsare Floquil Reefer Yellow#270-110031. The side stripesand front end chevrons can bemade from Microscale Katydecal set #87-181. Note the

different chevron stylesplacement as illustratedthe photos of engines No.and 273. The #271 style

was the original placementwhen the engines weredelivered and the #273arrangement was the result ofa later paint shopmodification. Microscale set#85 will work nice for the"FRISCO" and road numbers.There are currently no decalsets available for thecoonskin number on the nose.=

MODELING UP DATE

Frisco Folk Karl Brandreports that if you can livewith an "almost Frisco"coaling tower (ALL ABOARD,January, 1989, pp. 3-4)Suncoast Models makes a niceHO scale 200 ton concretecoaling station that is aclose resemblance to theAfton, OK tower pictured inthe January article.=

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Frisco photo

R.E. Napper photoFrisco photo

Covered Hopper #79581

In the early 1960's, theFrisco started a program ofup-dating its aging fleet of1940's era hopper cars. Partof that program was thepurchase, in 1967, of 300 50'hopper cars from the Pullman-Standard Car Co. Series79000-79299, the cars cost$14,550.00 each. In 1971, 200additional units were added tothe fleet, Nos. 79300-79499.Three years later 300 55'models were purchased, Nos.79500-79799, and in 1977 theseries was completed with theaddition of 200 cars, Nos.79800-79999.

Of the 1,000 cars purchasedby the Frisco, 958 were stillin service in 1980 at the timeof the Frisco/BN merger, asfollows:

79000-79499 469 units79500-79799 293 units79800-79999 196 units

Frisco photo

When the merger wascompleted, the cars wererenumbered as follows:

79000-79299 became BN 445100-445399

79300-79499 became BN 439000-439199

79500-79999 became BN 445400-445899

To model the 7900 serieshopper, a good place to startis with an Athearn #140-5300hopper car, approximate cost$5.00. A close match forpaint color is Floquil ReeferGray #270-110012 mixed with alittle Floquil Reefer White#270-110011. Herald Kingdecal set #H-463 will worknice for the lettering. Sincethe Frisco owned 1,000 ofthese cars, you might want tomodel several for your layout.Good luck!

R.E. Napper photo

The MAIL CAR is a regularfeature of the ModelersInformation Pages in which weattempt to answer some of themany questions that are mailedto our RESEARCH SERVICE. Ifyou have a question about theequipment, facilities, oroperation of the Frisco,please send them to theRESEARCH SERVICE. All requestare answered individually andselected questions will appearin the MAIL CAR feature.

OUESTION: Did the Frisco everpaint any of its cabooses red,white, and blue?

ANSWER: Yes. According to ourrecords, the Frisco'scontribution to thecelebration of the nation's1976 bicentennial was fourcabooses painted in assortedvariations of a red, white,and blue livery. As early as1973, the Springfield PaintShop was experimenting withvarious color combinations.The end result was two 1200series units and two 1700 shopbuilt models in the patrioticpaint scheme.

No. 1240 was painted lightblue with a red cupola and twonarrow white stripes runningdiagonal on each side. Thetrucks, steps, and platformswere also light blue, and therailings, ladders, and grabirons were white.

Nos. 1250 and 1700 werepainted dark blue with a redcupola and two wide whitestripes running diagonal oneach side. The trucks, steps,and platforms were also darkblue and the railings,ladders, (1250 only) and grabirons were white.

No. 1776, its actual serialnumber, was the company's maincontribution to thebicentennial celebration. Itwas painted with wide red,

May 20, 1973 David Cash photo Don Heiberger collection

white, and blue diagonalstripes along its sides andtop. Each side of the car hadthirteen stars commemoratingthe thirteen original states.Six stars ran down the middleof the blue stripe and sevendown the middle of the redsection. A red and whiteFrisco coonskin logo waspositioned on the front endroof edge, an American flagwas located under each of thefirst side windows on thefront end, and a large replicaof the great seal of the U.S.was placed on each side underthe cupola. A white "1776"number was located on all foursides of the cupola and a"FRISCO" was located on eachside under the seal. Theplatforms and trucks wereblue. The steps were whitewith blue tread plates, andthe railings were white. Thegrab irons on the right sideof the caboose were red andthe ones on the left wereblue. The 1776 was used inconjunction with a SeaboardCoast Line U30-B engine, No.1776, on one of many railexhibits that toured thecountry during 1976.t

QPART 12

Under the terms of aSeptember 15, 1911 ConditionalSale Agreement between theGuaranty Trust Co. of New Yorkand the New Orleans, Texas,and Mexico Railroad Co., fourmotor cars (Nos. 2106-2109)were delivered to the Friscobeginning in March, 1912.While purchased in the name ofthe Gulf Coast Lines company,all four cars were initiallyassigned to the Frisco's76-mile Dallas to Sherman,Texas run as trains #7 & #8daily.

No. 2106, serial #3723, wasa 70° baggage-coachcombination with a centervestibule entrance and a non-vestibule closed end. The allsteel body was manufactured byWason, Model #10400, trucks byALCo, and the 175 H.P.GM-16-A3 engine and 205Dtraction motors were built byG.E. The interior finish ofthe car was the standardmahogany paneling with yellow

pine floor. It was equippedwith twenty-two seats. Whenfirst placed into service,#2106 was assigned to theseventy-six mile, four hour,run between Dallas andSherman, TX.

According to existingrecords, during the 1913-16reorganization, the car was"sold" to the New Orleans,Texas, and Mexico Railroad Co.and on March 1, 1916, "sold"back to the Frisco. Chancesare the car itself never wastransferred to the N.O.T. & M.property. It was simply"moved" on paper, because itretained its original 2106number.

In September, 1932, the carwas reconditioned and remainedin service until it wasretired and scrapped inOctober, 1940.3

January 1, 1973 David Cash photo

PASSENGER. STATION

AMORY,MISS.

Down At The DepotAMORY, MISSISSIPPI

Approximately 611 milessoutheast of Kansas City, MO,on the Birmingham Subdivisionof the Southern Division, waslocated station No. C611 atAmory, MS.

The history of railroadingin Amory can be traced back to1887, the year the KansasCity, Memphis, and BirminghamRailroad Co. completed theforty-one miles of trackbetween Tupelo and a point onthe Mississippi-Alabama Stateline. While there is norecord currently availabledescribing the first passengerdepot in Amory, it is knownthat in 1916, the year the St.Louis-San Francisco RailwayCO. took control of the line,a new facility was built.

The depot was a tile andstucco building approximately91' long and 38' wide. It wasdivided into a baggage room,negro waiting room, 14'x20'ticket office, and general(white) waiting room on thenortheast end. A news stand,accessible to inside andoutside business, was locatedat the northeast corner of thebuilding. The depot sat on aconcrete foundation, had aconcrete floor, and wasequipped with hot water heatand electric lights. The roofdesign was flat, interiorceilings were 12', and thewalls and ceilings werefinished with plaster. Aunique feature of the depotwas two "porte cochere" oneach end. The station had abrick platform with a concretecurb.

RD. Conner photo

service to Amory wasdiscontinued. In the early1970's, after an unsuccessfulattempt to offer the buildingto the city for $1.00, it wastorn down. The old DivisionOffice, located a shortdistance from the Front Streetdepot site, was salvaged andnow serves as the Amory City

The Frisco Family'

On Friday evening, November 6,1931, radio station KWKH atShreveport, LA, broadcast the"History of The Frisco." Thisis Part 6 of that broadcast.

"By now, you listeners tothis broadcast, haveundoubtedly said toyourselves: 'My, but those oldtime railroad builders werestickers. Already thiscompany has been inreceivership and reorganizedfive different times.'

"But listen to this: thenew St. Louis & San FranciscoRailway Company entered upon apolicy of expansion which farexceeded anything which hadgone before it. A completerecord of all the new linesbuilt cannot be given here,and only the principal oneswill be briefly mentioned.

"The old Central divisionwas extended in 1882 fromVinita to Tulsa on the northbank of the Arkansas River, adistance of 65 miles.Previous to this, in March,

Because Amory was locatedon both the Frisco main lineto Birmingham, AL, andPensacola, FL, it was servedby a number of passengertrains. In the 1920's, thestation was served by sixdaily trains, one daily motorcar from Tupelo, and threedoodlebugs to Aberdeen. By1930, service had been reducedto four trains daily includingthe "Memphian" and the"Sunnyland." Two motor carsoperated daily to Columbus.

Between 1940 and 1964,three daily trains served theAmory station including the"Sunnyland" Nos. 107-108 andthe "Kansas City-FloridaSpecial" Nos. 105-106. In1965, service was reduced tothe "Southland" 101-102 and inDecember, 1967, passenger

1880, a line, originallystarted in 1871, was completedfrom Peirce City to Wichita,Kansas, 218 miles long. Anextension of this line 103miles in length, was thenbuilt from Wichita toEllsworth, Kansas, whereconnection was made with theUnion Pacific Railroad in1888.

"Another line from Monett,MO to Ft. Smith, AR, which hadbeen started in July, 1880,was opened on January 1, 1883,and, in the latter year, aline 34 miles long was alsoconstructed from Pacific toSt. Louis, MO. Heretofore,entrance to St. Louis had beenmade over the tracks of theMissouri Pacific RailwayCompany, but with theconstruction into St. Louis,the Missouri Pacific agreementwas discontinued.

"An extension to Paris,Texas, started in July, 1886,was completed one year later,and connections were made atParis with the Texas & PacificRailway and also with theGulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe.

To be continued...

According to our records,the first Frisco Mogulsarrived in 1886. Ten unitswent into service that year,seven of which were newengines built by the RogersLocomotive Works at a cost of$8,000.00 each (200-206), andthree 1876 Baldwin built unitsinherited from the St. Louis,Salem, and Little RockRailroad Co. (26-27 & 29). In1887, the company acquired tenadditional engines (207-216)via the Kansas Midland RailwayCo. They were built that yearby Baldwin at a cost of$9,000.00 each.

363-364 & 389-391 from the St.Louis, Memphis, & SoutheasternRailroad Co. acquired by theFrisco in 1907.

392-399 from the St. Louis &Gulf Railway Co. also acquiredin 1907.

365-368 from the Gulf, Texas,& Western Railroad Co.acquired by the Frisco in1925.

The last of the 2-6-0's,Nos. 72 and 73, arrived withthe purchase of the Jonesboro,Lake City, & Eastern Railroad,also in 1925.

THE WHYTE SYSTEMIn the late 1800's, an

engineer named Frederic M.Whyte developed a system forclassifying the many types ofsteam locomotives that werebeing produced. His systemwas based on the total numberof wheels. The first numberindicated the number of wheelsin the leading truck, thesecond number listed thedriving wheels, and the thirdnumber was for the wheels onthe trailing axle.

This is the third in aseries of articles that willprofile the engine types ofthe Whyte system and willinclude roster number seriesof Frisco locomotives for eachtype.

In 1866, the CentralRailroad of New Jersey orderedthe first 2-6-0 engineproduced in the United States.For some unknown reason, itwas nicknamed the "Mogul," aname designation that wasunofficially assigned to allsubsequent 2-6-0's in servicein the U.S., including thoseon the Frisco.

Between 1888 and 1894, theFrisco acquired thirty-sevenadditional 2-6-0's.Twenty-six of the engines werepurchased new from Baldwin in1888 (217-236) and 1894(249-253), and twelve werepurchased second-hand from theSanta Fe. A.T.& S.F. Nos.834-845 became S.L.& S.F. Nos.237-248. In 1901, the 26-27 &29 engines were removed fromservice and in 1902, the 200series 2-6-0's were renumberedto the 300 series. Thus, Nos.200-253 became 300-353.

Twenty-eight additionalengines were added to theFrisco fleet of Moguls between1902 and 1925, all of whichwere second-hand unitsinherited from acquired lines,as follows:

354-362 from the Ft. Worth &Rio Grande Railway Co.acquired in 1901.

Frisco photo

Sixteen of the Frisco

Moguls were ultimately sold.Nos. 391-392 & 397 were soldto an unknown source in Juneand July, 1906. Likewise, inJuly, 1915, No. 316 was alsosold to ??? In the 1916reorganization, seven 2-6-0's(309-311-312-314-322-336-346)were sold to the Gulf CoastLines New Iberia & NorthernRailroad and became Nos.40-46. In December, 1918, aPhipps Lumber Co. purchasedNo. 347, and in June, 1935,the Cassville & ExeterRailroad acquired #345. InMarch, 1937, the Santa Fepurchased Nos. 354 and 357 andrenumbered them 2445 and 2446.The last of the 2-6-0's on theFrisco roster, #73, was soldto the Delta Valley & SouthernRailroad, an Arkansas shortline, on September 19, 1945.The last of the 300 seriesunits were Nos. 367 and 368,both scrapped in February,1940.