I was Midwestern raised but am now living in Los Angeles. My mother still lives in Garden City, Missouri where my grandfather was Station Master. He also worked in Clinton. Some of the grade is still visible west of Garden City, if you know how to look. A month or so ago, someone wrote into Model Railroader with a picture of a local in Harrisonville and then MRP 2008 had an article on the Clinton Sub. I am a novice modeler, but would like to gather information on this line, and would love to obtain some photographs. Being so far away, I need some help! Great to find this site, and I look forward to spending more time here. I also found the gentlemen at the Grandview hobby shop very pleasant and helpful during my last visit.
Stay tuned Bluecat--There are some experts on that line that post here. A contributor named Karl has got track diagrams for stations all up and down that line. Welcome, regards, TAG1014.
There are several (Bradley Scott, RogerRT, and Mike Good) in this group who are addicted to the Leaky Roof. The Springfield Library has this gem in its collection. Send me your email via private messaging. http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/frisco/depots/images/photos/p01146.jpg
Bluecat, Welcome! As others have said, there are several people here who are interested in the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield, aka the "Leaky Roof". Mike Good, a librarian over at the Henry Co. library in Clinton, Mo., has an extensive webpage documenting the history of the KCC&S and the other railroads that ran through Clinton. See: http://tacnet.missouri.org/history/railroads/index.html Also, you might find it interesting to track down a copy of a book called "The Leaky Roof : story of a railroad", by Clinton newspaper editor Mahlon N. White. It's not much more than a pamphlet, but it contains some interesting history and anecdotes about the line, along with a few photographs. (You'll probably have to use interlibrary loan to track down a copy to borrow, all the way out there in Cal-i-forn-i-ay.) Hope you find much to interest you here and much to chat about! It's always interesting to hear from those with family connections to the Frisco, and even more interesting to encounter someone with a family connection to the relatively obscure KCC&S. If your granddad had some tales to tell about his days on the "Leaky Roof Line", I know some of us would love to hear them one of these days. Also, like Karl, I would enjoy hearing from you by PM and offlist e'mail. Bradley A. Scott
