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  1. A Brief Introduction to the Frisco Railroad

    For those new to the Frisco: The railroad explained in a one minute read.

  2. Welcome to Frisco.org

    This category is for information about Frisco.org, including help, rules and how to get around.

    1. Announcements

      What's new at the library
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      Messages:
      2,547
      Latest: Face with a name... William Jackson, Sep 7, 2017
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    2. Support

      Questions relating to how to use the site and other relevant information.
      Discussions:
      52
      Messages:
      546
      Latest: Broken Threads yardmaster, Apr 3, 2017
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    3. New Member Introductions

      New members take a few minutes to tell the FRISCO.org crew a little about yourself.
      Discussions:
      402
      Messages:
      2,408
      Latest: Hello from Brownwood, MO gjslsffan, Sep 13, 2017 at 12:37 PM
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  3. Historical

    Operations, Divisions, Depots, Maintenance, Equipment, Locomotives, Freight, Caboose, Memorabilia, Folks, and Modeling

    1. General

      The purpose of this forum is to share general Frisco Historical information.
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      General

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Directly Related Roads

      Latest: Great Article on Frisco's Russian Decapods TAG1014, Sep 17, 2017 at 3:29 AM
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    2. Divisions

      Photographs and information about the Frisco Divisions and Subdivisions.
      Discussions:
      701
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      Sub-Forums: 64

      Divisions

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Maps

      3. Central Division

        1. General

        2. Arkinda-Ardmore Subdivision

        3. Arthur Subdivision

        4. Ft. Smith Subdivision

      4. Eastern Division

        1. General

        2. Burton Subdivision

        3. Carthage Subdivision

          1. Joplin Branch

          2. Neodesha Branch

        4. Clinton Subdivision

        5. Rolla-Lebanon Subdivision

          1. Salem Branch

          3. Valley Park Lead

        6. Springfield Subdivision

          1. Mt. Vernon Branch

          2. Ozark Branch

        7. Wichita Subdivision

      5. Northern Division

        1. Ash Grove Subdivision

        2. Kansas City Subdivision

        3. Memphis Subdivision

          1. Branches

        4. Willow Springs Subdivision

      6. River Division

        1. General

        2. Chaffee Subdivision

        3. St Louis Subdivision

        4. Hoxie Subdivision

      7. Southern Division

        1. General

        2. A.T.&N. R.R.

        3. Birmingham Subdivision

        4. Columbus Subdivision

        5. Pensacola Subdivision

        6. Tupelo Subdivision

      8. Southwestern Division

        1. General

        2. Chickasha Subdivision

        3. Creek Subdivision

        4. Ft. Worth Subdivision

        5. Oklahoma Subdivision

        6. Sherman Subdivision

        7. Quanah, Acme, & Pacific (QA&P)

      9. Western Division

        1. General

        2. Afton Subdivision

        3. Avard Subdivision

        4. Beaumont Subdivision

        5. Cherokee Subdivision

        6. Enid-Hobart Subdivision

        7. Parsons Subdivision

      10. Major Terminals

        1. Birmingham Terminal

        2. Kansas City Terminal

        3. Memphis Terminal

        4. Springfield Terminal

        5. St. Louis Terminal

        6. Tulsa Terminal

      Latest: QA&P trip 2017 gjslsffan, Sep 13, 2017 at 7:06 PM
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    3. Operations

      Frisco Operations in all the divisions hosted by Chris Abernathy. Welcome to the Frisco Operations Section! Ship IT on the Frisco!
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      Operations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        1. Eastern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        2. Northern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        3. Central Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        4. Western Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        5. Southern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        6. Southwestern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        7. River Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        8. Terminal Track Charts/Industry Schematics

      3. Forms & Documents

      4. Freight Operations

      5. Passenger Operations

      6. Rules of the Transportation Department

      7. Timetables

        1. Northern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        2. Eastern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        3. Central Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        4. Western Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        5. Southern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        6. Southwestern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        7. River Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        8. System-wide Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        9. Public Timetables (PTTs)

        10. Other Timetables (Frisco-related)

        11. Terminal Employee Timetables (ETTs)

      8. Trains

        2. Freight Trains

        3. Passenger Trains

        4. Miscellaneous Trains

      Latest: Crude Oil Trains in WW II fwober, Aug 30, 2017
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    4. Buildings and Structures

      This section is for structures, depots, bridges, water towers, coaling stations, etc.
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      Sub-Forums: 15

      Buildings and Structures

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Bridges

      3. Car Repair Shops

      4. Coaling Towers

      5. Diesel Service Facilities

      6. Icing Stations

      7. Interchanges

      8. Interlocking Towers & Facilities

      9. Machine & Repair Shops

      10. Right of Way

      11. Roundhouses & Turntables

      12. TOFC Facilities

      13. Tunnels

      14. Yard Offices

      15. Water Towers

      Latest: Newburg, MO - Roundhouses/Turntables gjslsffan, Aug 21, 2017
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    5. Depots & Stations

      Photographs, discussion, and text about depots and stations. Alphabetically sorted into three groups: A-F, G-P, and Q-Z.
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      2,681
      Sub-Forums: 4

      Depots & Stations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Depots A-F

      3. Depots G-P

      4. Depots Q-Z

      Latest: Frisco Depot Lebanon, Mo w3hodoug, May 20, 2017
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    6. Motive Power

      Photographs, discussions, and text about diesel and steam locomotives. Also locations of surviving equipment.
      Discussions:
      852
      Messages:
      5,679
      Sub-Forums: 67

      Motive Power

      Sub-Forums

      1. Diesel Locomotives

        1. Diesel General

        2. Diesel Diagrams

        3. American Locomotive Company (ALCo)

          1. RS1

          2. RS2

          3. S2

          4. S4

          5. FA1

          6. FB1

        4. Baldwin Locomotive Works

        5. Electo-Motive Division (EMD)

          1. SW1

          2. GP15

          3. NW2

          4. SD38-2

          5. SW7

          6. SW9

          7. SW1500

          8. MP15

          9. GP38-2 (SLSF 400-478)

          10. GP7

          11. GP38AC

          12. GP38-2 (SLSF 663-699)

          13. GP35

          14. GP40-2

          15. GP50

          16. SD45

          17. SD40-2

          18. EA7

          19. E8A

          20. F3

          21. F7

          22. FP7

          23. F9

        6. Fairbanks-Morse & Company (F-M)

          1. H10-44

          2. H12-44

        7. General Electric (GE)

          1. GE 70 Ton Switcher

          2. 44 and 45 Ton

          3. B30-7

          4. U25B

          5. U30B

        8. Miscellaneous Diesels

      2. Steam Locomotives

        1. General Steam

        2. Steam Locomotive Diagrams

        3. 0-6-0 Yard Goat

        4. 2-6-0 Moguls

        5. 2-8-0 Consolidation

        6. 2-10-0 Decapod

        7. 2-8-2 Mikado

        8. 2-10-2 Santa Fe

        9. 4-4-0 American

        10. 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

        11. 4-6-2 Pacific

        12. 4-6-4 Hudson

        13. 4-8-2 Mountain

          1. 1500 Class Mountains

          2. 4300 Class Mountains

          3. 4400 Class Moutains

        14. 4-8-4 Northern

        15. 2-8-8-2 Mallet

      3. Motorcars

        1. Motorcar Diagrams

      4. Surviving Equipment

      Latest: GE 44Tonners? Mark Brant, Aug 7, 2017
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    7. Freight Equipment

      Photographs and discussions of freight equipment and other rolling stock.
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      245
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 13

      Freight Equipment

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Freight equipment diagrams

      3. Autoracks

      4. Boxcars

        1. SLSF 700100-700299 Boxcars

        2. USRA DS Boxcars/Rebuilds

      5. Company Service Roster

      6. Flatcars

      7. Gondola

      8. Hopper Cars

      9. MOW Equipment

      10. Tank Cars

      11. TOFC Equipment

      Latest: SL-SF 40' flat car HO scale William Jackson, Sep 6, 2017
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    8. Cabooses

      Cabooses of all kinds, wooden, steel, transfer, etc.
      Discussions:
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      Sub-Forums: 12

      Cabooses

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cabooses General

      2. Caboose Diagrams

      3. 001-999

      4. 1100-1199

      5. 1200-1229

      6. 1230-1259

      7. 1260-1292

      8. 1300-1345

      9. 1400-1442

      10. 1700-1725

      11. 1726-1735

      12. 1776

      Latest: SL-SF caboose 1291 paul slavens, Sep 15, 2017 at 8:25 PM
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    9. Passenger Cars

      Photographs and discussions of all type of passenger equipment except motive power.
      Discussions:
      160
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 8

      Passenger Cars

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Business Cars

      3. Express Cars

      4. Heavyweight Cars

        1. Heavyweight Passenger Car Diagrams

      5. Streamlined Cars

        1. Streamlined passenger car diagrams

      Latest: Help Save Frisco Business Car "Arkansas" Russell M Swinnerton, Jun 15, 2017
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    10. Maintenance of Way

      Photographs and discussions of maintenance of way equipment and operations
      Discussions:
      76
      Messages:
      449
      Latest: Looking for photos and info on SL-SF PS 40' boxcars in MW silver/grey William Jackson, Aug 16, 2017
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    11. Action Photos

      Photographs of equipment in operation
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      59
      Messages:
      446
      Latest: Dixon Hill pensive, May 1, 2017
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    12. Memorabilia

      Photographs of memorabilia, including Frisco dining china, glass, silverware, linen, and accessories.
      Discussions:
      143
      Messages:
      720
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Memorabilia

      Sub-Forums

      1. Calendars

      Latest: Blair Line Key klrwhizkid, May 28, 2017
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    13. Frisco Folks

      Share information and photographs of Frisco employees.
      Discussions:
      45
      Messages:
      213
      Latest: Russell Straw... TAG1014, Aug 28, 2017
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  4. Modeling the Frisco

    This section is for discussion and photos of less than 1:1 scale models of the FRISCO

    1. General

      Discussion about modeling the Frisco, in general
      Discussions:
      388
      Messages:
      4,220
      Latest: Weathering the Fleet Jim James, Aug 27, 2017
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    2. New Products

      New Products for all scales
      Discussions:
      123
      Messages:
      1,367
      Latest: More Frisco GP38-2 by Athearn Genesis klrwhizkid, Jul 17, 2017
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    3. FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Photographs and discussions about building and operating layouts of all sizes
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      147
      Messages:
      2,642
      Sub-Forums: 4

      FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Operations

      3. Freelance

      4. Divisions

      Latest: A Little Layout Progress dwoomer, Sep 18, 2017 at 7:15 AM
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    4. HO Scale

      Photographs and discussions about HO scale modeling
      Discussions:
      855
      Messages:
      12,011
      Sub-Forums: 40

      HO Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Diesel Locomotives

        1. HO Diesel Locomotives General

        2. American Locomotive Company (ALCo)

        3. Baldwin Locomotive Works

        4. Electo-Motive Division (EMD)

        5. Fairbanks-Morse & Company (F-M)

        6. General Electric (GE)

      3. Steam Locomotives

        1. HO Steam Locomotive General

        2. 0-6-0 Switchers

        3. 2-6-0 Moguls

        4. 2-8-0 Consolidations

        5. 2-10-0 Decapod

        6. 2-8-2 Mikado

        7. 2-10-2 Santa Fe

        8. 4-4-0 American

        9. 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

        10. 4-6-2 Pacific

        11. 4-6-4 Hudson

        12. 4-8-2 Mountain

        13. 4-8-4 Northern

        14. 2-8-8-2 Mallet

      4. Freight Equipment

        1. HO Freight Equipment General

        2. Autoracks

        3. Boxcars

        5. Covered Hoppers

        6. Flatcars

        7. Gondola

        8. MOW Equipment

        9. Open Hopper

        10. Tank Cars

        11. TOFC Equipment

      5. Passenger Equipment

      6. Cabooses

      7. Maintenance of Way

      8. Structures

      Latest: Track work; Shinohara 3 way switch repairs gjslsffan, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:32 PM
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    5. N Scale

      Photographs and discussions about N scale modeling
      Discussions:
      106
      Messages:
      1,355
      Sub-Forums: 1

      N Scale

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: EMD Repowered RS2 pbender, Sep 9, 2017
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    6. O Gauge and O Scale

      Photographs and discussions about O scale and gauge modeling
      Discussions:
      37
      Messages:
      233
      Sub-Forums: 3

      O Gauge and O Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Lionel

      3. MTH and Other Timplate

      Latest: QA&P "proto-lancing" modeltruckshop, Jun 27, 2017
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    7. S Scale

      Photographs and discussions about S scale modeling
      Discussions:
      20
      Messages:
      70
      Latest: Lionel AF 4501 w3hodoug, Sep 1, 2017
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    8. Z Scale

      Photographs and discussions about Z scale modeling
      Discussions:
      11
      Messages:
      55
      Latest: New Product Announcements FriscoCharlie, Jun 16, 2017
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    9. G Scale

      Photographs and discussions about G scale modeling
      Discussions:
      29
      Messages:
      149
      Latest: USA NW 2 William Jackson, Aug 17, 2017
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    10. Virtual (V) Scale

      Discussions about modeling the Frisco using virtual programs such as MS Train Simulator
      Discussions:
      41
      Messages:
      592
      Latest: New from K&L Trainz BBarnes005, Aug 5, 2017
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    11. Other Scales

      Modeling in scales other than Z, N, HO, S, O, or G
      Discussions:
      6
      Messages:
      98
      Latest: Lego Frisco Locomotives in Hump Yard gjslsffan, Aug 16, 2017
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    12. Electrical/Electronics

      Share techniques and experience with DCC, decoders, sound, layouts, lighting, etc
      Discussions:
      106
      Messages:
      1,026
      Sub-Forums: 10

      Electrical/Electronics

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Decoders & Programming

      3. FAQ

      4. DC

      5. DCC

        1. Digitrax

        2. Easy DCC

        3. NCE DCC

        4. Other DCC systems

      6. Layout Electronics

      Latest: Tsunami Sound in VO-1000 meteor910, Aug 20, 2017
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    13. Modeling Tips

      Photographs and discussions of modeling tips including color schemes, paint formula, etc
      Discussions:
      90
      Messages:
      1,039
      Latest: Water William Jackson, Aug 29, 2017
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  5. The Interchange

    This is a section for archiving old FMIG and All Aboard newsletters, exchanging information about Frisco people, memorabilia, exchange of goods.

    1. FMIG & All Aboard newsletters

      This forum hosts copies of the Frisco Modelers' Information group newsletters, edited and authored by Douglas Hughes and Charles Dischinger.
      Discussions:
      7
      Messages:
      211
      Latest: FMIG Newsletters w3hodoug, Sep 22, 2015
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    2. The Meteor

      The Meteor e-magazine issues are located here.
      Discussions:
      25
      Messages:
      107
      Sub-Forums: 2

      The Meteor

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. The Meteor Issues

      Latest: Status of The Meteor? klrwhizkid, May 1, 2016
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    3. Conventions and Meets

      Files for convention clinics and meets
      Discussions:
      51
      Messages:
      584
      Sub-Forums: 4

      Conventions and Meets

      Sub-Forums

      1. 2009 Frisco Convention

      2. 2010 Frisco Convention

      3. 2011 Frisco Convention

      4. 2012 Frisco Convention

      Latest: Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad 1922 Railroad strike and riots program tomd6, Mar 29, 2017
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    4. Manufacturers and Vendors

      This area is for hobby manufacturers and vendors to announce and discuss their products.
      Discussions:
      35
      Messages:
      400
      Latest: Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield 34' Boxcar decals now in production John Kerr, May 26, 2017
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    5. Links

      Links for Frisco, railroads, railroad hobby related commercial pages.
      Discussions:
      55
      Messages:
      316
      Latest: Frisco Models as Foreign Line Traffic Coonskin, Sep 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM
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    6. Download

      Use this section to upload and download Frisco relevant files.
      Discussions:
      35
      Messages:
      206
      Latest: Frisco 2016 Calendar paul slavens, Nov 4, 2015
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    7. Swap Meet

      Swap or sell Frisco oriented models, memorabilia, and materials.
      Discussions:
      338
      Messages:
      1,604
      Latest: N Scale Mixed Road Names For Sale Joe Lovett, Sep 2, 2017
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    8. Frisco Archive

      Discussions:
      2,193
      Messages:
      2,195
      Latest: GP7 565 Frisco.org, Sep 18, 2017 at 11:22 PM
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