Earlier today. someone uploaded a collection of old films that included a few minutes of time on the Frisco. I'm 99% sure the Frisco action was filmed in Paola, KS. Frisco footage starts at the 7:38 mark. First up is GP38-2 #415 working the southbound local (Train 5711) Next up, I'm so happy to see this, we have footage of the northbound Northwestern Forwarder (Train NWF) Union Pacific run through train. On point are a pair of UP U30C's, followed by a Frisco SD45 and U30B. I think the first shot was stitched in out of sequence, because we cut back to the local doing its work at Paola. For the final shot, we see U25B 808 with a pair of SD45's lead a southbound. I believe this is train 135.
I like the operating gyralite and the large pipe load on the trailer flats, along with the realistic animations and lifelike poses of the crewmen -- very prototypical! And the little cemetery scene is a nice modeling touch. Thank you for posting. Ken McElreath
Well, call me old-fashioned, but I thought it was nice to see trains that aren't 15,000 feet long. GS
