Perhaps of interest: Fort Scott Tribune March 28, 2015 75 years ago column (March 28, 1940); "The Frisco's new streamlined "Firefly" will make its first appearance in Fort Scott tomorrow evening at 5:20. The new equipment will be on 118, arriving here from Oklahoma City at 5:20 p.m. and departing for Kansas City at 5:25. Train 117 from the north due here at 10:35 a.m., will not carry the new equipment. The Springfield shops have completed the equipment for only one train [so far]."
