Ash Grove, MO. Town where Alan started the Frisco Museum. This beautiful photograph was by Art Johnson on September 16, 1951. Doug
My grandfather was a freight conductor who worked out of Ash Grove, MO. Does anyone know where I can find the floor plan of the Ash Grove, MO depot?
Ash Grove, MO. 1931 Sanborn Map Edit 3/24/2024: Note the wye connection to the Ash Grove Subdivision. This is where the Kansas City, Clinton And Springfield (KCCS) Railroad or Osceola Subdivision joined the Memphis Road. The Leaky Roof would be abandoned in segments during the 1930. The last remnant of the line to Phenix, MO extended from the point at the top of the map. MKD
In May, 1878, the first train rolled into Ash Grove, MO. In 1879, the first Ash Grove depot was built. All-Aboard, Vol. 2 No. 4 http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?attachments/aa1987-9-v2-4-pdf.37631/ Page 2 of 4 - 2 depot pictures - railyard picture - depot floor plan - in 1961, the old wooden depot was replaced with a 16' x 44' metal Armco building 1970's, i The depot, C-183, on the Ash Grove Subdivision of the old Northern Division, was a frame building 104 feet long and 19 feet wide. It included a large freight and baggage room, ticket office, and separate men's and women's waiting room. This was a common practice based on the notion that women and children should be protected from such coarse and vile males who might be passing through town. The last passenger trains to pass through Ash Grove were the daily "Southland" which made its final runs between Kansas City, MO and Birmingham, AL on December 11, 1967.
