New Frisco book coming this fall

Discussion in 'Manufacturers and Vendors' started by friscobob, Jun 14, 2012.

  1. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

  2. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Wow. That is exciting!
     
  3. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    Bet it's all diesel.
     
  4. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Excellent! Thanks for the heads up!

    Andre
     
  5. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    And, to add to the excitement of Greg Stout's upcoming new book, I just received notice today that Greg will make a presentation to the Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis (TRRA) Historical & Technical Society annual meeting, to be held at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel here in St Louis on Saturday evening, August 4, 2012, at about 8pm. The meeting itself starts at 6pm (reception), 7pm (meeting), with refreshments (usually including a great TRRA cake!). Guests are welcome, cost for registration is $10 per person.

    This would be a good opportunity to come and meet Greg and hear his presentation (with slides), and see more of the good work this organization does. I would also recommend you consider membership - it's a fine group (as evidenced by its excellent annual publication). The publication comes along with membership.

    Ken
    (Past President, TRRA H&TS - yes, I'm biased, I like this group!) trra-hts.railfan.net
     
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  6. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Just ordered mine, plus Frisco/Katy in color.
    Thanks for the notice
    William Jackson
     
  7. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Bill - As you build up your Frisco car fleet, you will find "Frisco/Katy Freight Equipment in Color" to be quite valuable.

    Ken
     
  8. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Ken, it was about the only book, that I didn't have.
    I have Frisco steam, Frisco in color and the QA&P.
    There may be more, but the Frisco/Katy and the new one
    will be a good reference.
     
  9. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Be on the lookout for a copy of McCall and Schultz' Frisco Southwest. They've gotten to be pretty expensive, but you'll like it if you can find one. Check out Amazon, Alibris or AbeBooks. EBay too. Every once in a while, there's a decently priced copy available. Recommended!

    Tom G.
     
  10. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I picked up one for 35 bucks at the OKC show back in 2009- I showed the pics of the doodlebugs in Hugo to the missus (she's a native of the area), and she was impressed.
     
  11. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    That's a real reasonable price and I've seen them on eBay and ABEbooks for around that amount from time to time. There are some real rare steam photos in that book.

    Tom
     
  12. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Which book is this?
     
  13. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Charlie -

    "Frisco in Color, Volume 2". See the link to Morning Sun books at the start of this thread.

    K
     
  14. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Yeah, I saw that. I just misunderstood. I thought yet another book was being referenced but I had mis-interpreted what was written.

    Thanks.

    Charlie
     
  15. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Ok, Frisco Southwest, I don't have that one. I'll look for that one.
    William Jackson
     
  16. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Bill - I'd also highly recommeend Dr Lou Marre's "Frisco Diesel Power", if you are a diesel fan, and/or Joe Collias' "Frisco Power" and the late Lloyd Stagner's "Steam Locomotives of the Frisco Line" if you are a steam fan. Heck, get 'em all! All are frequently available on eBay and the others.

    I also recommend a copy of "Frisco Southwest" as Tom advised. Stagner also did a short one: "Frisco Steam Finale, 1946-1952".

    Ken
     
  17. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Frisco Diesel Power on eBay now for a good price.

    Sent from my Motorola Electrify using Tapatalk 2
     
  18. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Whoops. It ended for $19.71.

    Sent from my Motorola Electrify using Tapatalk 2
     
  19. Coonskin

    Coonskin Member

    Update: Ordered mine! Hope there's a ton of black n' yellow in it!

    Andre
     
  20. William Jackson

    William Jackson Bill Jackson

    Ken, I probably will get them all. Gonna need to slow down a little, I am having trouble keeping track of what's coming. My wife's dad worked for FTC, a long time. Most of our folks were with the railroad. My grandfather and his two brothers. My wife's father and grandfather (street car).
    William Jackson
     

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