Charlie, the photograph is outstanding. I immediately noted the Scott County Milling Company elevator in the background. It sat just to the Northwest of the Frisco-Missouri Pacific diamond. I am not sure when it changed over, but as a kid I remember it being a Gristo Feeds elevator. I also noted the modern Railway Express Agency (REA) signage. I wonder, too, if the GP7 was heading up the "Sunnyland" that day? Based on the shadows, I think the time of day would have been right. Someone more knowledgeable can probably clarify, and also verify whether GP7 SLSF 526 was boiler-equipped for passenger service. Best Regards,
Sikeston, MO depot. Chris, I believe Gristo Feeds was a registered trademark of the Scott County Milling Company.
Thanks, Keith and Jim. I mainly remember Gristo Feeds commercials before and after the weather on KFVS-TV. And, I used to live for Cactus Pete's Funny Company Show. Uncle Briggs was okay, but he was no Cactus Pete. If you look at the MoP-SLSF interchange at Sikeston with all of the adjacent trackage at Scott County Milling Company, the interchange and elevator by themselves would make a nice, small operationally-focused layout. Best Regards,
Just started to unbox my books and came across my copy of the Sikeston Centennial 1860 - 1960 booklet. Besides the depot photograph in the OP, it includes photographs of the Frisco interlocking tower looking west. There is a photograph from the top of the Scott Milling Company Elevator showing the old Jefferson Hotel, Frisco depot, the interlocking tower and railroad crossing. If anyone is interested, I might be able to scan them.
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