In response to Aaron DeShazo's query: According to the online Model Railroad Index, the NMRA Bulletin published plans for the Bolivar, MO depot in 1974. Please see the following link. http://index.mrmag.com/ I was able to get photocopies via interlibrary loan. Citation is as follows: Frisco Station, Bolivar, MO NMRA Bulletin, January 1974, page 44 (DRAWING, "MOON, PAUL", SLSF, STATION, STRUCTURE, PROTOTYPE, BL)
Bolivar, MO depot. It would make an awesome model in styrene. Photograph dated May 1948. Photograph by Arthur Johnson. Doug
I have a couple of photographs of Bolivar, MO from the opening of the line to a depot photograph in the late 1930s. Rodger McKinney
If anyone is looking for some really neat old photographs of both the Leaky Roof (KCCS) and The High Line (KCOS) I have them.
OK, here is my contribution to the Bolivar project. Business car SLSF 12 on the rear end of a north bound passenger train.
I am more interested in the car in front of the business car. Is that Buffet-Lounge SLSF 1601, or was there some other car that received those AC ducts? Paul
Perhaps SLSF 770 or SLSF 772, one of the 1923 ACF chair cars. http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?threads/ho-train-20-21-consist.2857/ See page 76 Lloyd Stagner's book, Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line.
Nice shot! Would loved to have been on the rear platform of SLSF 12. Must be a hot summer Ozark day. The depot windows are open, and the official on number SLSF 12 has his jacket and tie removed, and his sleeves are rolled-up. The water tank is relatively new to Bolivar. A 1939 ETT does not list a water tank at Bolivar. At that time a tank was located 6.8 miles north at Cliquot, MO. By the time of this photograph, 1946, a tank is located in Bolivar. A 1947 ETT lists the Bolivar tank, but the tank is gone from Cliqout, MO. In 1939 number 20, a Bull Moose, was scheduled to meet number 55 in Cliquot at 12:02 PM. By 1947, the meet between No 20, now under steam, and No 55 had been changed to Bolivar, but at the same time, 12:02 pm. Based on the shadows, it appears that No 20 is on time. Number 55, the daily except Sunday local, must be delayed between Bolivar, MO and Clinton, MO. Looks like number 20 might have drawn a freight locomotive. Is that the top of a tender dog house above the railway post office-baggage? It was not unusual for a 2-10-0 Bolshevik to handle No 20 and No 21.
Karl, That certainly is possible. The diagram I have shows SLSF 1601 and 1606 were built by ACF in 1923, and rebuilt by the Frisco as buffet-lounge cars in 1935 and 1936 respectively. The window arrangement indicates these were built as coaches. The cars retained coach seats for 12 passengers during the rebuilding. Stagner's book is another point of reference, cool. There is also an end on shot on page 97 of McCall and Schultz book Frisco Southwest. I have a couple of online references as well, but I will put those in another post. Paul
Awesome photograph Don. Thanks for sharing. I think I need an eye check-up. I cannot make out anything beyond the coach. Accordingly, I may not be seeing correctly but it almost looks like SLSF 12 has a full-length antenna along the roof?
This is for Aaron DeShazo who sort of began the talk about Bolivar a while back. I was wondering if you would be willing to share some of the photographs of the Highline? My Dad and I are in the process of modeling the Bolivar section and are trying to find out what the Frisco used to look like. The tracks were removed in 1993 and I think it would be cool to find out what it used to look like. Aaron
Bolivar, MO today. Not much left other than the Frisco Lines bridge and the mention of the Frisco Highline at the rails to trails depot that has been built for the folks that ride the trail to and from Springfield. If you want more information on the Highline trail, click below. http://www.friscohighlinetrail.org/
I just received this from the Polk County Historical Society. It apparently is the Polk County Farmers Association elevator or the old Jarman Mill. The former shown on the 1924 Sanborn and the latter on the 1909 Sanborn map. The Bolivar Depot would be out of frame to the right. This summer I plan a trip to the Polk County Museum to see what other jewels they may have. I say summer as they are closed until mid May.
Those are not just any birds in the air over the elevator and the crowd! The arrival of the President's train that day must have been part of a major event to rate the air support.
