I am curious - between these major(*) Frisco reference books, which one(s) do you refer to the most? Stagner - "Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line" Collias - "Frisco Power" Stagner - "Frisco Steam Finale" McCall & Schultz - "Frisco Southwest" Marre & Harper - "Frisco Diesel Power" Marre & Sommers - "Frisco in Color" Molo - "Frisco/Katy Color Guide to Freight Equipment" Hofsommer - "The Quanah Route" Bain - "Frisco Folks" (just trying to be complete!) Miner - "The St Louis-San Francisco Transcontinental Railroad" (ditto) Did I miss any? Certainly, there are several other books that have some great partial Frisco coverage. (*) - major defined as being all, or mostly, Frisco related. In my case, the clear winners in terms of frequent reference are Marre's "FDP", Molo, and Collias, in that order. I've about worn out my copy of "FDP". Comments? Ken
Ethan means "Rails, Rivalry and Romance" by Don Banwart. It is the history of the railroads of Fort Scott and Bourbon County Kansas. It contains lots of information about the Frisco. Let me check our library at the museum at Carona and see what all we have for the Frisco. John Chambers
The Digital Collection of the Frisco Employee Magazine get my number 1 pick, and following that with a close number 2 is Collias.
--Frisco Southwest --Frisco Diesel Power --Frisco Steam Finale --And recently the TRRA Texas Special issue. Tom
To be really complete, add "Railroad Stations and Trains through Arkansas and the Southwest" by Clidton Hull. Six pages on the Frisco and a couple on the M&NA. Several other photos under MoPac, etc. of joint depots. (I have an extra copy of this book, due to a "senior moment" at a show.)
Sherrel, There is alot on the Reader Railroad and their operations in "Short Lines of Arkansas". I forgot the authors name I believe(Correct me if I'm wrong please) Cliffton Hill or Huff maybe. I remember they had tons of photos. They also had some on the SL-SF's St. Paul line. Its a good book. I mostly refer to "Frisco in Color". and a little in "Frisco Power." Ship it on the Frisco!!! Murphy Millican
Here is an apology for not directly answering the question and for inclusion of volumes outside the set. However, Official Guides are very helpful for understanding how a town or line mentioned here relates to the Frisco system. Reference to them also helps understand connections. A new thread could start to answer the question: "If you had only one Official Guide, which would it be?" It is nice to have a decent stack of replicas from the early years (1870's), 1893, 1910 and one or two real ones from the 1950's.
Sherrel, nothing on the Railroad. Only mention of Reader is that MP's Camden branch went through in 1881 (when the Frisco went through Northwest Arkansas.) There are photos of MP and RI depots at Camden.
Thanks Steve. I had forgotten about the Rock Island in Camden. Boy, the Rock was like an octopus - legs going everywhere.
Now on ebay: Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line: http://cgi.ebay.com/STEAM-LOCOMOTIV...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a70eb3f2 The seller has two copies listed. Also Frisco in Color: http://cgi.ebay.com/Frisco-In-Color...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58860879d5 Frisco/Katy Color Guide to Freight Equipment : http://cgi.ebay.com/Frisco-Katy-Col...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4a9e6aba31
Here here. Ignorance for me is on a continuum, but Frisco Power has sure made me less so. A good, comprehensive overview for those who enjoy Frisco steam but never lived it. Ditto Karl on the Frisco Digital Collection. If you have the patience, you can learn a lot about the very early days of Friscodom from the Employee's Magazines. Best Regards,
