Frisco Abandonments - 1880 - 2006 Here is the updated abandonment list, my pet projects (non-SLSF) are listed in parethenses. Frisco Abandonments- 1880-Weir City to Messer, KS. 1891-Hunnewell Jct. to Hunnewell, KS. 2.5-miles 1894-Corliss (DeSoto Jct) to Olathe, KS. 11.5-miles 1895-Valley Center to Halstead, KS. 8.9-miles 1896?-Salem to Simmon's Iron Mountain, MO. 1.2-miles 1899-1905-Bangert to Condrary, MO. 1900-Howes to Plank Iron Mines, MO. 5.0-miles 1902-Raymore Jct. to Pleasant Hill, MO. 7.8-miles 1904-Harlan Jct. to Tracy Jct., MO. (Ex-KCO&S) 2.5-miles 1906-Litchfield Jct. to Litchfield, KS. 3.3-miles 1906-Campbell to Caligoa, MO. 7.9-miles 1906-Rich Hill to Carbon Centre, MO. 5.0-miles 1909-Lowell to Limedale, AR. (MNRR) 2.0-miles 1909-New Home Junction to New Home, MO. 3.0-miles 1912-Rolla to Houston, MO. (Never Built) 1916?-Salem to Riverside Mines, MO. 1917?-Cape Girardeau to Illmo, MO. (CG&C) 1918-Frisco Jct. to Olathe, KS. 1.6-miles 1918-Rogers to Siloam Springs, AR. (KC&M) 1918-Hazelwood to Piney, AR. (KC&M) 1918-Fayetteville to Cave Springs, AR. (KC&M) 1918-Winona to Camp 5 (Wilderness), MO. (OLC) 1918?-Brosely to Ash Hill, MO. 1918?-Qulin to Menorkenut, MO. 1919-Pittsburg to Kramer, KS. 1920-Perryville Jct. to W.Chester, MO. (CG&C) 5.0-miles 1920-Perryville Jct. to Saline Jct., MO. (CG&C) 7.0-miles 1920-Saline Jct. to Farmington, MO. (CG&C) 1920-Saline Jct. to Jackson, MO. (CG&C) 41.0-miles 1922?-Cape Giradeau to Jackson, MO. (CG&C) 10.0-miles 1925-Combs to Cass, AR. (CC&E) 16.01-miles 1926-Fremont to Midco, MO. 2.0-miles 1926-Lowry City Jct. to Harlan Jct., MO. 13.5-miles 1927-Sedgwick to Iris, AR. (CVRR) 1927-Iris to Light, AR. (CVRR) 1927-Iris to Paragould, AR. (CVRR) 1927/Feb.06-Brownwood to May, TX. 27.?-miles 1927/Oct.-Linton, KS. to Rich Hill, MO. 19.9-miles 1928/Aug.30-Stanley, KS. to Belton, MO. 9.0-miles 1928-West Eminence to Horse Hollow, MO. (SW&S) 5.8-miles 1929-Winona Junction to West Eminence, MO. (SW&S) 15.7-miles 1929-Bixby to East End (Rulon), MO. (S&E) 7.0-miles 1929-South Clinton to Deepwater, MO. 14.0-miles 1930-Sligo to Buick, MO. (S&E) 27.0-miles 1930-Brownwood to Aquilla, MO. 9.83-miles 1930-Bloomfield to Campbell, MO. 33.58-miles 1930-Tallipoosa to Frailey, MO. 2.59-miles 1930/Jan.31-Bristow to Nuyaka, OK. (OSW) 24.1-miles 1933-No.Jennings to Jennings, OK. 1.3-miles 1934-McDaniel to Tipperary, AR. 9.37-miles 1934-Yukon to Deering, MO. 9.37-miles 1934-Frailey to Wardell, MO. 8.11-miles 1934-Arkansas City to Geuda Sprs. KS. (X-SLSF) 6.3-miles 1934-Olathe to Stanley, KS. 8.2-miles 1934-Weir Jct. to Weir City, KS. 2.9-miles 1934-Galena to Hero Mine Spur, KS. 1934-Joplin to Prosperity Junction, MO. 1934-Joplin, MO. to Empire, KS. (X-KCFS&M) 1934-Webb City to Rex Branch Junction, MO. 1934-Ozark to Chadwick, MO. 15.71-miles 1934-Bangert to DeCamp, MO. 12.46-miles 1934-Goltra to Sligo, MO. 6.29-miles 1934-South Greenfield to Miller, MO. 11.76-miles 1934-Carterville, MO. to Galena, KS. 15.33-miles 1934-Weir City to Mackie, KS. 5.36-miles 1934-Kiersey to Texas Jct., OK. 9.24-miles 1934/March 14-Illmo to Brooks Jct. 21.9-miles 1934/March 14-Vanduser to Bloomfield, MO. 17.62-miles 1934/March-Brownwood to Zalma, MO. 8.57-miles 1934/Aug.27-Brownwood to Lowry City Jct. 5.8-miles 1935/May-Belton to South Clinton, MO. 61.2-miles 1935/May-Tracy Junction to Phenix, MO. 35.0-miles 1935-Bono to Algoa, AR. 35.75-miles 1935-Pascola to Wardell, MO. 6.4-miles 1935-Pascola to Yukon, MO. 1935-Osprey Jct. to McDaniel, AR. 6.60-miles 1935-Grandin, MO. .66-miles 1935-Mansfield to Ava, MO. (KC,Ozark&S) 1936-Salesville Jct. to Graford, TX. 11.0-miles 1937/July 30-Fayette Jct. to Pettigrew, AR. 41.32-miles 1938-Williamsville to Chicopee, MO. 46.6-miles 1938-Hunter to Grandin, MO. 5.4-miles 1939/June-Wappapello to Williamsville, MO. 20.3-miles 1939-Jacksboro to Mineral Wells, TX. 10.2-miles 1939-Jonesboro to North Nettleton, AR. 4.42-miles 1940/Sept.9-Bentonville, AR. to Grove, OK. 41.01-miles 1940-Wyandotte to Fairland, OK. (Relocation) 7.5-miles 1940-Caruthersville to Grassy Bayou, MO. 6.41-miles 1940-Amorel to Barfield, AR. 2.06-miles 1940-Wilson to Stoffles Landing, AR. 1.52-miles 1940?-Midway to Osceola, AR. 1940?-Midway to Luxora, AR. 1940?-Luxora to Moore's Landing, AR. 1941-Mingo to Wappapello, MO. 4.5-miles 1942/July 28-McNair, AR. to Dills, OK. 91.16-miles 1942-Caruthersville, MO. .49-miles 1942-Ash Grove to Phenix, MO. 5.91-miles 1943-LePanto to West Ridge, AR. 6.49-miles 1943-Mead to Madill, OK. 16.63-miles 1943/April-Seymour to Jacksboro, TX. (X-SLSF) 75.??-miles 1950/March-Mount Vernon to Miller, MO. 8.23-miles 1951-Popular Bluff, MO. to Piggott, AR. 32.76-miles 1952-Cherry Valley Jct. to Cherry Valley, MO. 6.0-miles 1956-Carbon Hill to Howard, AL. (SLSF?) 1956/Sept.10-Exeter to Cassville, MO. (C&E) 4.5-miles 1957-Davidson, OK. to Vernon, TX. 15.32-miles 1957-Depew to Tidal, OK. 12.46-miles 1957-Granby to Granby Mines, MO. 1.50-miles 1958-West Kennett, MO. to Piggott, AR. 13.5-miles 1959-Girard to Pittsburg, KS. 10.5-miles 1959-Opolis, KS. to Carl Jct., MO. 11.8-miles 1959?-Huntington to Mansfield, AR. 2.9-miles 1960-Dennis to Cherryvale, KS. 9.6-miles 1965/Dec.1-Nash, MO. to Pocahontas, AR. 103.5-miles 1965-DeBardeleben to Sipsey, AL. 4.4-miles 1965-Scullin to Sulphur, OK. 8.7-miles 1966/April-Bonita to Hillsdale, KS. (2nd main) 10.8-miles 1967/June 16-Nettleton to Lake City, AR. 16.0-miles 1967/June 20-Wilson Jct. to Wilson, AR. 23.0-miles 1967/Nov.21-Cravensville to Scammon, KS. 1967/Nov.21-Scammon to Carona, KS. 1967/Dec.5-Dills to Bacone, OK. 5.4-miles 1967-Kennett, MO. to West Kennett, MO. 4.5-miles 1968-Tanner to Parma, MO. 24.4-miles 1970?-Central to Huntington, AR. 1.2-miles 1971-Picher, OK. to Cravensville, KS. 1.6-miles 1972-Winona to Chicopee, MO. 22.9-miles 1972-Oronogo to Webb City, MO. (out of service) 9.1-miles 1972-Senath, MO. to Leachville, AR. 15.6-miles 1972-Geauda Sprs. to Metcalf, KS. (X-SLSF) 36.2-miles 1973-Holcomb to Campbell, MO. 6.9-miles 1973-Gibson to Parma, MO. 28.5-miles 1973-Clarkton to Malden, MO. 8.0-miles 1973/Oct.13-Okmulgee to Muskogee, OK. 39.2-miles 1974-Tanner to Vanduser, MO. 4.8-miles 1976-Parsons to Dennis, KS. 6.7-miles 1976-Mindenmines, MO to Pittsburg, KS. 6.0-miles 1976-Pittsburg to Opolis, KS. 7.2-miles 1977/Jan.-Tyronza Jct. to Lepanto, AR. 11.2-miles 1977-Beaumont to Winfield, KS. 42.5-miles 1978-Blytheville to Lake City, AR. 38.4-miles 1978/May 15-Brooks Junction to Vanduser, MO. 3.8-miles 1978/Oct.15-Blairstown to Osceola, MO. 47.1-miles 1978?-Midland to Central, AR. 3.8-miles 1979-Aliceville to Reform, AL. 20.6-miles 1979-East Lynne to Blairstown, MO. 17.8-miles 1979-Osceola to Bolivar, MO. 38.4-miles 1979-W.S.Jct. to Hays, MO. .5-miles 1980?-Midland to Central, AR. 3.8-miles 1980/Feb.27-Aliceville to York, AL. 50.9-miles 1980/Nov.-Wister to Antlers, OK. 88.8-miles 1981/May 5-Paducah to Floydada, TX. 67.2-miles 1982-Kennett to Holcomb, MO. 11.9-miles 1982-Kennett to Senath, MO. 9.1-miles 1982-Enid to Winfield, OK. 71.1-miles 1982-Madill to Ardmore, OK. 24.2-miles 1982-Baxter Springs, KS. to Picher, OK. 5.9-miles 1982-Picher, OK. to Treece, KS. 0.3-miles 1982-Picher to Central Mill, OK. 2.8-miles 1982-Central Mill to Quapaw, OK. 3.7-miles 1982-Central Mill to Miami, OK. 6.2-miles 1982-Century Jct., KS. to Century, OK. 2.0-miles 1982-Cardin Jct. to Cardin, OK. 2.0-miles 1983-Willow Springs to Winona, MO. 38.6-miles 1983-Kissick to Ozark, MO. 8.3-miles 1983-Winfield to Brookside, AL. 9.3-miles 1983-Pratt City to Bessemer, AL. 10.8-miles 1983-Birmingham, AL. Street Trackage 2.0-miles 1984-Lead Jct. to Salem, MO. 26.2-miles 1984-Aurora to Mt.Vernon, MO. 11.6-miles 1985-Poteau to Wister, OK. 8.5-miles 1985-Carl Jct. to J&G Jct. (Joplin), MO. 11.3-miles 1985/May 18-Hayti to Caruthersville, MO. 7.4-miles 1985?-Jenson to Midland, AR. 10.7-miles 1986-Walport to Pocahontas, AR. 11.19-miles 1986-Ellsworth to Lorriane, KS. 13.8-miles 1986-Medora to Lyons, KS. 25.9-miles 1986-Thomas Jct. to 18th St. Birmingham, AL. 5.0-miles 1987-Arcadia, KS. to Mindenmines, MO. 13.7-miles 1987-Acme to Paducah, TX. 37.2-miles 1987-Metcalf to Anthony, KS. (X-SLSF) 1988-So.Galena to Empire, KS. 3.?-miles 1989-Dodson to Grandview, MO. 6.6-miles 1989-Peculiar to East Lynne, MO. 15.1-miles 1989-Dora to Debardeleben, AL. 9.6-miles 1990-Cherokee to West Parsons, KS. 25.3-miles 1991-Joplin to Webb City, MO. 6.3-miles 1992-York to Bucks (Calvert), AL. 118.1-miles 1994-Willard to Bolivar, MO. 29.1-miles 1994-Valley Center to Medora, KS. 1995-Belton to Peculiar, MO. 8.5-miles 1997/May 29-Lyons to Lorraine, KS. 17.0-miles 1997-Baxter Springs to So.Galena, KS. 8.1-miles 1999-Hayti to Kennett, MO. 17.9-miles 1999-Hoxie to Walport, AR. 1999-Walport to College City, AR. 2000-Severy to Augusta, KS. 2002/May 23 Columbus, KS. to Carthage, MO. 28.25-miles ????-Nimmons, AR. to Campbell, MO. post-1915 ????-Nimmons to Webbers Mill, AR. post-1915 ????-W.Kennett to Buckhorn, AR. post-1915 ????-Burnham to Cordz, MO. ???? ????-Valley Park to Times Beach, MO. (2nd Mainline) </pre>
hi i have a friend that has land nest to what they are marking compton in the central district can anyone tell me where to find info on this place? this is the first place i've found to look. thanks for any help
About 3 months Alan Eisenberg posted a message asking for information on certain SLSF lines to which I replied. After several exchanges I realized that there were a lot of errors. For example, the entire KC-Memphis line was listed as built by the Kansas City, Ft.Scott & Memphis. It was a good base history of what became Frisco, however there was a little more to the story. What developed was the most documented & correct history of the predecessor companies that became Frisco to date. Alan gave me a free rein in writing this document. Everything in this file was researched and verified by myself from the official Frisco records at the University of Missouri. This file contains the construction/abandonment of the entire BNSF system including Frisco at the time of the SLSF/BN merger in 1980. However, some segments have been researched back way before the merger. The Current River & Pochantas branches for example. Enjoy and if anyone was a question or something to add, let me know. RRT
For the updated line & station history of Frisco check this out. http://research.nprha.org/Lists/Stations%20%20RightOfWay/AllItems.aspx click BNSF Line Segments or Station Lists. RRT
Compton was nothing but a signage on the Fort Smith-Hugo line, at least in the later years of the Frisco's operation. It was commonly known by the locals -- including Frisco employees -- as Compton's Hollow (affectionately pronounced "holler"), and can be found with that name on some topographic maps of LeFlore and Latimer Counties. Compton is located a few miles north of present Talihina, and south of the little mountain community of Bengal, OK.
Re: General Divisions- Compton, OK. Compton was at Milepost 478.9 on the Central Divisions's Arthur Subdivision. It shows up in Employee Timetables (Compton had a telephone) but generally did not show up in Passenger timetables in the later years.The June 11, 1944 Central Division Employee Time Table shows Compton as a required stop versus a flag stop. Tomd6
Re: General Divisions- Compton, OK. This may be because it was at the top of the grade over Winding Stair Mountain. According to Joe Collias's Frisco Power, helpers were frequently used on this grade and there was a turning wye a little ways south of Compton at a place called Lamberson. Trains preparing to drop down the grade in either direction may have been required to stop to check their brakes before heading downhill. The 1991 USGS topographical map available through http://terraserver.microsoft.com shows a siding at Compton. The Lamberson wye is not shown, but its location can be inferred from the contour lines on the map. Interestingly, the little valley leading off to the east of Lamberson is called Crusher Hollow. Does anyone know whether there actually was a rock-crusher at that location? Bradley A. Scott
Re: Division Map I was Roadmaster on the Hoxie Sub from 1963 to 1964. The Hoxie Sub was abandoned circa 1965. I was Safety Supervisor for the Southern Division from 1964 to 1965 headquartered in Memphis. I remember riding locals on the Jonesboro-Leechville sub and rock trains on the Wilson Branch. In circa 1964 the Frisco underwent one of its many reorganizations moving the train dispatchers from the divisions to the operating headquarters in Springfield, MO. In this reorganization the Superrintendents at Amory and Chaffee were eliminated with one Superintendent in Memphis. The remaining Engineering personel at Chaffee and Amory were moved to Memphis with one Division Engineer. Likewise the Mechanical Dept. was consolidated with a Master Mechanic in Memphis. The two major terminals at Memphis and Birmingham were not affected by the reorganization. In my opinion this map was published at the time of the reorganization circa 1964. C. Brandt May
