For layout planning purposes, what was a fairly busy Frisco passenger station that had freight trains passing through? As examples, at Springfield, there was only freight switching--Main line freights passed on the other side of town. At Tulsa freight trains skirted by at the edge of the passenger station. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Tom
Tom - I'll show my St Louis bias .... St Louis Tower Grove - Eastern and River Division passenger, some freights St Louis Webster Groves - Eastern Div, passenger plus lots of freights Valley Park - Eastern Div passenger plus freights, plus MoPac passenger and freights one block away Pacific - Eastern Div passenger plus freights, plus the MoPac is on the other side of the station Ken
Right Ken--I hadn't thought about the suburban stations. That old Valley Park station was a classic! Does it still exist? I'd be surprised--That's just the kind of building that our "city fathers" bulldoze down! Tom
Tom - You are correct ..... the SLSF Valley Park depot is gone, flattened sometime in the early 1990's as I recall. It was a neat looking building - several pics are on the Missouri RR depots web page. Ken
Tom, A few other possibilities.. Paola, Kansas: double track through depot....Frisco psgr trains to the SE and to OK; MKT psgr trains and frt trains had trackage rights KC to Paola. The MP Colorado Eagle ran from KC to Paola over the Frisco. Ft Scott: double track through depot Frisco psgr trains to SE, to OK, and the Joplin local (121 and 124). Large engine facilities and yd Afton, OK: St Louis to OK psgr trains; KC to OK psgr trains. Engine facilities and yd.
Since my paradigm hasn't shifted from the River Division... Depending on era you want to model, both Cape Girardeau and Hayti had anywhere from 10-13 passenger trains per day c. 1925. I'd have to dig out my papers. At the time, Leachville and Hoxie Subdivision passenger trains still originated/teriminated in Cape; and if you want to backdate further, I think the C&EI had a passenger train running to/from Cape c. 1910? I may have gotten this from Karl - he might be able to validate. Hayti not only had the River Division-Chaffee Sub. mainline trains but also passenger trains running to Kennett and Caruthersville on the Caruthersville Branch.
