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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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      2,838
      Latest: Happy Thanksgiving palallin, Nov 28, 2019
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    2. Support

      Questions relating to how to use the site and other relevant information.
      Discussions:
      57
      Messages:
      597
      Latest: Is the search bar not working or is it just me? klrwhizkid, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:11 PM
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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:
      459
      Messages:
      2,921
      Latest: Hi from Broken Arrow Joe Lovett, Dec 6, 2019 at 6:46 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: Frisco Switch Lock Sirfoldalot, Nov 25, 2019
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    2. Divisions

      Photographs and information about the Frisco Divisions and Subdivisions.
      Discussions:
      733
      Messages:
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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

          2. Lebanon

          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: Along the QA&P, Swearingen TX gjslsffan, Nov 21, 2019
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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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      Sub-Forums: 31

      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

        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: Frisco old map shows the survey'd line Salem, MO to Salem , AR mountaincreekar, Dec 6, 2019 at 11:52 PM
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    4. Buildings and Structures

      This section is for structures, depots, bridges, water towers, coaling stations, etc.
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      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: Railroad overpass north of Rogers AR April, Nov 22, 2019
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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:
      660
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 4

      Depots & Stations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Depots A-F

      3. Depots G-P

      4. Depots Q-Z

      Latest: Dennis, Kansas Depot klrwhizkid, Dec 1, 2019
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    6. Motive Power

      Photographs, discussions, and text about diesel and steam locomotives. Also locations of surviving equipment.
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      6,124
      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: Alco FA 1 Re-powered by EMD gstout, Dec 5, 2019 at 10:42 AM
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    7. Freight Equipment

      Photographs and discussions of freight equipment and other rolling stock.
      Discussions:
      261
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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: Frisco Refrigerator Line rjthomas909, Nov 17, 2019
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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: QA&P caboose photo in caboose article patrick flory, Nov 22, 2019
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    9. Passenger Cars

      Photographs and discussions of all type of passenger equipment except motive power.
      Discussions:
      169
      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: Caboose - Combine #844 timothy_cannon, Dec 1, 2019
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    10. Maintenance of Way

      Photographs and discussions of maintenance of way equipment and operations
      Discussions:
      80
      Messages:
      482
      Latest: Scale Car 190158 modeltruckshop, Oct 28, 2019
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    11. Action Photos

      Photographs of equipment in operation
      Discussions:
      68
      Messages:
      493
      Latest: Train wreck near the Johnson depot (Washington County, AR) May 1907. mountaincreekar, Oct 11, 2019
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    12. Memorabilia

      Photographs of memorabilia, including Frisco dining china, glass, silverware, linen, and accessories.
      Discussions:
      160
      Messages:
      804
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      Memorabilia

      Sub-Forums

      1. Calendars

      Latest: Frisco 8" x 5" Embossed Aluminum Sign magistrate, May 7, 2019
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    13. Frisco Folks

      Share information and photographs of Frisco employees.
      Discussions:
      47
      Messages:
      231
      Latest: RIP - Bill White rcmck, Sep 19, 2019
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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:
      437
      Messages:
      6,277
      Latest: Workshop Wednesday William Jackson, Dec 5, 2019 at 9:41 PM
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    2. New Products

      New Products for all scales
      Discussions:
      141
      Messages:
      1,658
      Latest: Decals Daniel Dawson, Dec 4, 2019 at 9:26 PM
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    3. FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Photographs and discussions about building and operating layouts of all sizes
      Discussions:
      141
      Messages:
      3,416
      Sub-Forums: 4

      FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Operations

      3. Freelance

      4. Divisions

      Latest: Train No. 4 leaving Thunder Grove patrick flory, Nov 24, 2019
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    4. HO Scale

      Photographs and discussions about HO scale modeling
      Discussions:
      938
      Messages:
      13,271
      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: GP38 638 William Jackson, Dec 4, 2019 at 7:16 PM
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    5. N Scale

      Photographs and discussions about N scale modeling
      Discussions:
      121
      Messages:
      1,771
      Sub-Forums: 1

      N Scale

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: Boston Mountains Sub-Division Joe Lovett, Dec 7, 2019 at 10:00 PM
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    6. O Gauge and O Scale

      Photographs and discussions about O scale and gauge modeling
      Discussions:
      49
      Messages:
      324
      Sub-Forums: 3

      O Gauge and O Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Lionel

      3. MTH and Other Timplate

      Latest: QA&P "proto-lancing" Robleese, Nov 28, 2019
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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:
      12
      Messages:
      60
      Latest: New layout! DanHyde, Feb 10, 2018
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    9. G Scale

      Photographs and discussions about G scale modeling
      Discussions:
      30
      Messages:
      180
      Latest: A&MRB&T Co. kenmc, Oct 5, 2019
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    10. Virtual (V) Scale

      Discussions about modeling the Frisco using virtual programs such as MS Train Simulator
      Discussions:
      47
      Messages:
      617
      Latest: Ouray, Colorado: Winter of 1882 gjslsffan, Nov 20, 2019
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    11. Other Scales

      Modeling in scales other than Z, N, HO, S, O, or G
      Discussions:
      8
      Messages:
      107
      Latest: Northview & Frisco live steam klrwhizkid, Nov 4, 2019
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    12. Electrical/Electronics

      Share techniques and experience with DCC, decoders, sound, layouts, lighting, etc
      Discussions:
      119
      Messages:
      1,090
      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: Lighting Question. William Jackson, Aug 12, 2019
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    13. Modeling Tips

      Photographs and discussions of modeling tips including color schemes, paint formula, etc
      Discussions:
      103
      Messages:
      1,137
      Latest: Ballast William Jackson, Jun 22, 2019
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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:
      210
      Latest: FMIG Newsletters w3hodoug, Sep 22, 2015
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    2. The Meteor

      The Meteor e-magazine issues are located here.
      Discussions:
      24
      Messages:
      103
      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:
      58
      Messages:
      666
      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: Springfield MO Train Show is moving! Ron Williams, Aug 20, 2019
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    4. Manufacturers and Vendors

      This area is for hobby manufacturers and vendors to announce and discuss their products.
      Discussions:
      41
      Messages:
      474
      Latest: Athearn replacement parts gjslsffan, Sep 6, 2019
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    5. Links

      Links for Frisco, railroads, railroad hobby related commercial pages.
      Discussions:
      52
      Messages:
      305
      Latest: Arkansas-Boston Mtn Chapter - Natl Railway Historical Society yardmaster, Mar 13, 2018
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    6. Download

      Use this section to upload and download Frisco relevant files.
      Discussions:
      34
      Messages:
      199
      Latest: 1970 Frisco Calendar William Jackson, Oct 22, 2014
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    7. Swap Meet

      Swap or sell Frisco oriented models, memorabilia, and materials.
      Discussions:
      384
      Messages:
      1,973
      Latest: Frisco HO covered hopper for sale, Mint, Intermountain meteor910, Dec 7, 2019 at 2:55 PM
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    8. Frisco Archive

      Discussions:
      3,273
      Messages:
      3,280
      Latest: Frisco memorabilia emdgp30, Dec 7, 2019 at 1:03 PM
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