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  1. 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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      Latest: Cynthia Lovett Joe Lovett, Oct 21, 2025
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    2. Support

      Questions relating to how to use the site and other relevant information.
      Discussions:
      70
      Messages:
      721
      Latest: Frisco Archive klrwhizkid, Nov 2, 2025
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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:
      607
      Messages:
      4,218
      Latest: Frisco in the Missouri Bootheel patrick flory, Nov 8, 2025
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  2. A Brief Introduction to the Frisco Railroad

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

  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.
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      General

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Directly Related Roads

      Latest: St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad Remembered - Trains.com Article And Link gstout, Nov 7, 2025
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    2. Divisions

      Photographs and information about the Frisco Divisions and Subdivisions.
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      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. Burrton 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

          1. The Fairgrounds Branch aka The Hill

        3. Memphis Subdivision

          1. Memphis Sub Branches

        4. Willow Springs Subdivision

      6. River Division

        1. General

        2. Chaffee Subdivision

        3. St Louis Subdivision

        4. Hoxie Subdivision

        5. Leachville Sub

        6. Jonesboro Sub

      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

        8. Perry 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: Cape Girardeau, MO, St. Louis Subdivision, MP 131.3 yardmaster, Nov 15, 2025
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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. Central Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        2. Eastern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        3. Northern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        4. River Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        5. Southern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        6. Southwestern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        7. Western Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        8. Other Division Timetables

        9. System-wide Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        10. Other Timetables (Frisco-related)

        11. Terminal Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        12. Public Timetables (PTTs)

      8. Train Orders

      9. Train Sheets (Dispatcher's Sheets)

      10. Trains

        2. Freight Trains

        3. Passenger Trains

        4. Miscellaneous Trains

      Latest: Memphis Interlocking Plants-1909 yardmaster, Dec 4, 2025 at 1:36 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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      Sub-Forums: 18

      Buildings and Structures

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Bridges

      3. Car Repair Shops

      4. Coaling Towers

      5. Diesel Service Facilities

      6. Freight Houses

      7. Icing Stations

      8. Interchanges

      9. Interlocking Towers & Facilities

      10. Machine & Repair Shops

      11. Right of Way

      12. Roundhouses & Turntables

      13. Section House Dwellings

      14. Section Equipment Houses

      15. TOFC Facilities

      16. Tunnels

      17. Yard Offices

      18. Water Towers

      Latest: Columbus Interlocking - 3-Way Crossing - SLSF Carthage Subdivision, MP 343.5, Afton Sub, MP 147.7 Karl, Aug 17, 2025
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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.
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      Depots & Stations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Frisco List of Stations

      3. Depots A-F

      4. Depots G-P

      5. Depots Q-Z

      Latest: Denison, TX, St Louis San Francisco & Texas, Denison Dist, MP 635.1, Sherman Subdivision, MP 636.5 Dennis Hogan, Jun 26, 2025
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    6. Motive Power

      Photographs, discussions, and text about diesel and steam locomotives. Also locations of surviving equipment.
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      Messages:
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      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: Brake Sleds - SLSF X-80, SLSF X-81 and SLSF X-82 skyraider, Dec 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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    7. Freight Equipment

      Photographs and discussions of freight equipment and other rolling stock.
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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: Unknown SL-SF Boxcar in NYC, 1956-Identification? WindsorSpring, Nov 22, 2025
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    8. Cabooses

      Cabooses of all kinds, wooden, steel, transfer, etc.
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      Cabooses

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cabooses General

      2. Caboose Diagrams

      3. 001-999

      4. 1100-1199

      5. 1200-1274 Wide Vision (1957 Order)

      6. 1275-1284 Wide Vision (1968 Order)

      7. 1285-1292 Wide Vision (1969 Order)

      8. 1300-1345 Transfer Caboose

      9. 1400-1442 Frisco-built Local Service Wide Vision

      10. 1700-1725 Frisco-built Wide Vision

      11. 1726-1735 Bay Window

      12. 1776 Frisco-built Prototype of 1400/1700 series

      Latest: Cabooses SLSF 1201-1274 - General Steel Castings (GSC) Outside Swing Hanger Equalized Caboose Trucks yardmaster, Jul 29, 2025
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    9. Passenger Cars

      Photographs and discussions of all type of passenger equipment except motive power.
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      218
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 8

      Passenger Cars

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Business Cars

        1. Business Car Diagrams

      3. Express Cars

      4. Heavyweight Cars

        1. Heavyweight Passenger Car Diagrams

      5. Streamlined Cars

        1. Streamlined passenger car diagrams

      Latest: Item of Interest: Consists yardmaster, Oct 31, 2025
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    10. Maintenance of Way

      Photographs and discussions of maintenance of way equipment and operations
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      90
      Messages:
      552
      Latest: Frisco Hi-Rail Trucks Terry, Aug 11, 2025
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    11. Action Photos

      Photographs of equipment in operation
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      81
      Messages:
      599
      Latest: Frisco Operations in OKC Iantha_Branch, Feb 24, 2025
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    12. Memorabilia

      Photographs of memorabilia, including Frisco dining china, glass, silverware, linen, and accessories.
      Discussions:
      195
      Messages:
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      Memorabilia

      Sub-Forums

      1. Calendars

      Latest: Ticket envelope--need date of usage Karl, May 17, 2025
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    13. Frisco Folks

      Share information and photographs of Frisco employees.
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      Messages:
      305
      Latest: North Side (Springfield, MO) Wheel Shop, ca 1925 davidgaines, Dec 18, 2024
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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:
      486
      Messages:
      8,596
      Latest: Why Model the Frisco? yardmaster, Nov 25, 2025
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    2. New Products

      New Products for all scales
      Discussions:
      236
      Messages:
      2,566
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      New Products

      Sub-Forums

      1. New Product Christmas Wish List

      Latest: Athearn HO Scale Generic 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive Coonskin, Dec 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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    3. FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Photographs and discussions about building and operating layouts of all sizes
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      155
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 4

      FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Operations

      3. Freelance

      4. Divisions

      Latest: Crawford and Cherokee Layout Update rjthomas909, Nov 10, 2025
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    4. HO Scale

      Photographs and discussions about HO scale modeling
      Discussions:
      1,085
      Messages:
      15,030
      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: Shadow line heavyweight decal source? CBQ_Fanatic, Dec 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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    5. N Scale

      Photographs and discussions about N scale modeling
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      153
      Messages:
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      N Scale

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: Boston Mountains Sub-Division Joe Lovett, Nov 3, 2025
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    6. O Gauge and O Scale

      Photographs and discussions about O scale and gauge modeling
      Discussions:
      81
      Messages:
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      O Gauge and O Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Lionel

      3. MTH and Other Timplate

      Latest: QA&P caboose gjslsffan, Aug 9, 2025
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    7. S Scale

      Photographs and discussions about S scale modeling
      Discussions:
      21
      Messages:
      71
      Latest: Frisco Cylindrical Hopper Car 48865 S-Gauge mountaincreekar, Jul 31, 2023
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    8. Z Scale

      Photographs and discussions about Z scale modeling
      Discussions:
      14
      Messages:
      65
      Latest: Z Scale Frisco Modeler - Ft Worth, TX jarnett, Dec 30, 2020
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    9. G Scale

      Photographs and discussions about G scale modeling
      Discussions:
      31
      Messages:
      287
      Latest: A&MRB&T Co. - Arkansas And Memphis Railway Bridge And Terminal Company - G-Scale Layout Iantha_Branch, May 11, 2024
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    10. Virtual (V) Scale

      Discussions about modeling the Frisco using virtual programs such as MS Train Simulator
      Discussions:
      68
      Messages:
      713
      Latest: Trainz JR Frisco SD40-2's ( Released ) Coonskin, Sep 17, 2025
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    11. Other Scales

      Modeling in scales other than Z, N, HO, S, O, or G
      Discussions:
      10
      Messages:
      119
      Latest: Art Reiter's 7.5 gauge 4158 working military train Steamnut, Jul 16, 2025
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    12. Electrical/Electronics

      Share techniques and experience with DCC, decoders, sound, layouts, lighting, etc
      Discussions:
      132
      Messages:
      1,164
      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: New Tsunami Sounds klrwhizkid, Oct 21, 2025
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    13. Modeling Tips

      Photographs and discussions of modeling tips including color schemes, paint formula, etc
      Discussions:
      134
      Messages:
      1,603
      Latest: Another Truck In HO Scale skyraider, Jun 12, 2025
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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 and All Aboard Newsletters published by the Frisco Museum.
      Discussions:
      12
      Messages:
      223
      Latest: FMIG Newsletters rjthomas909, Oct 25, 2025
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    2. The Meteor Newsletter

      The Meteor e-magazine issues are located here.
      Discussions:
      24
      Messages:
      103
      Sub-Forums: 2

      The Meteor Newsletter

      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:
      67
      Messages:
      769
      Sub-Forums: 5

      Conventions and Meets

      Sub-Forums

      1. 2009 Frisco Convention

      2. 2010 Frisco Convention

      3. 2011 Frisco Convention

      4. 2012 Frisco Convention

      Latest: Frisco presence at conventions? klrwhizkid, Oct 2, 2025
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    4. Manufacturers and Vendors

      This area is for hobby manufacturers and vendors to announce and discuss their products.
      Discussions:
      42
      Messages:
      449
      Latest: Model train shops near Cape Girardeau klrwhizkid, Jul 8, 2025
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    5. Links

      Links for Frisco, railroads, railroad hobby related commercial pages.
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      319
      Latest: Swift Refrigerator Ozarktraveler, Dec 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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    6. Download

      Use this section to upload and download Frisco relevant files.
      Discussions:
      34
      Messages:
      200
      Latest: Frisco Steam Roster klrwhizkid, Nov 5, 2022
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    7. Swap Meet

      Swap or sell Frisco oriented models, memorabilia, and materials.
      Discussions:
      498
      Messages:
      2,408
      Latest: [SOLD] Proto 2000 Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 rjthomas909, Nov 5, 2025
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    8. Frisco Archive

      Discussions:
      3,409
      Messages:
      3,424
      Latest: MP15DC 361 Frisco.org, May 6, 2025
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