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  1. A Brief Introduction to the Frisco Railroad

    For those new to the Frisco: The railroad explained in a one minute read.

  2. Welcome to Frisco.org

    This category is for information about Frisco.org, including help, rules and how to get around.

    1. Announcements

      What's new at the library
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      Latest: Ken Wulfert is alive and kicking. WindsorSpring, Sep 20, 2023
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    2. Support

      Questions relating to how to use the site and other relevant information.
      Discussions:
      66
      Messages:
      703
      Latest: Person Contacted Me Wanting to Get on Frisco.org, but trouble klrwhizkid, Nov 1, 2023
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    3. New Member Introductions

      New members take a few minutes to tell the FRISCO.org crew a little about yourself.
      Discussions:
      576
      Messages:
      4,001
      Latest: Greetings from Rogers, AR Iantha_Branch, Nov 24, 2023 at 9:08 PM
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  3. Historical

    Operations, Divisions, Depots, Maintenance, Equipment, Locomotives, Freight, Caboose, Memorabilia, Folks, and Modeling

    1. General

      The purpose of this forum is to share general Frisco Historical information.
      Discussions:
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      General

      Sub-Forums

      1. Other Directly Related Roads

      Latest: Bison Transport on the Frisco WindsorSpring, Oct 19, 2023
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    2. Divisions

      Photographs and information about the Frisco Divisions and Subdivisions.
      Discussions:
      807
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 65

      Divisions

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Maps

      3. Central Division

        1. General

        2. Arkinda-Ardmore Subdivision

        3. Arthur Subdivision

        4. Ft. Smith Subdivision

      4. Eastern Division

        1. General

        2. Burrton Subdivision

        3. Carthage Subdivision

          1. Joplin Branch

          2. Neodesha Branch

        4. Clinton Subdivision

        5. Rolla-Lebanon Subdivision

          1. Salem Branch

          2. Lebanon

          3. Valley Park Lead

        6. Springfield Subdivision

          1. Mt. Vernon Branch

          2. Ozark Branch

        7. Wichita Subdivision

      5. Northern Division

        1. Ash Grove Subdivision

        2. Kansas City Subdivision

          1. The Fairgrounds Branch aka The Hill

        3. Memphis Subdivision

          1. Memphis Sub Branches

        4. Willow Springs Subdivision

      6. River Division

        1. General

        2. Chaffee Subdivision

        3. St Louis Subdivision

        4. Hoxie Subdivision

      7. Southern Division

        1. General

        2. A.T.&N. R.R.

        3. Birmingham Subdivision

        4. Columbus Subdivision

        5. Pensacola Subdivision

        6. Tupelo Subdivision

      8. Southwestern Division

        1. General

        2. Chickasha Subdivision

        3. Creek Subdivision

        4. Ft. Worth Subdivision

        5. Oklahoma Subdivision

        6. Sherman Subdivision

        7. Quanah, Acme, & Pacific (QA&P)

      9. Western Division

        1. General

        2. Afton Subdivision

        3. Avard Subdivision

        4. Beaumont Subdivision

        5. Cherokee Subdivision

        6. Enid-Hobart Subdivision

        7. Parsons Subdivision

        8. Perry Subdivision

      10. Major Terminals

        1. Birmingham Terminal

        2. Kansas City Terminal

        3. Memphis Terminal

        4. Springfield Terminal

        5. St. Louis Terminal

        6. Tulsa Terminal

      Latest: Salem, the City of Railroads? schaefferpaul, Nov 10, 2023
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    3. Operations

      Frisco Operations in all the divisions hosted by Chris Abernathy. Welcome to the Frisco Operations Section! Ship IT on the Frisco!
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      Sub-Forums: 34

      Operations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        1. Eastern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        2. Northern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        3. Central Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        4. Western Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        5. Southern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        6. Southwestern Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        7. River Div Track Charts/Industry Schematics

        8. Terminal Track Charts/Industry Schematics

      3. Forms & Documents

      4. Freight Operations

      5. Passenger Operations

      6. Rules of the Transportation Department

      7. Timetables

        1. Central Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        2. Eastern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        3. Northern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        4. River Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        5. Southern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        6. Southwestern Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        7. Western Division Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        8. Other Division Timetables

        9. System-wide Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        10. Other Timetables (Frisco-related)

        11. Terminal Employee Timetables (ETTs)

        12. Public Timetables (PTTs)

      8. Train Orders

      9. Train Sheets (Dispatcher's Sheets)

      10. Trains

        2. Freight Trains

        3. Passenger Trains

        4. Miscellaneous Trains

      Latest: Assigned Locals May 1, 1977 BR Austin, Nov 30, 2023 at 9:16 PM
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    4. Buildings and Structures

      This section is for structures, depots, bridges, water towers, coaling stations, etc.
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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 16

      Buildings and Structures

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Bridges

      3. Car Repair Shops

      4. Coaling Towers

      5. Diesel Service Facilities

      6. Icing Stations

      7. Interchanges

      8. Interlocking Towers & Facilities

      9. Machine & Repair Shops

      10. Right of Way

      11. Roundhouses & Turntables

      12. Section Houses

      13. TOFC Facilities

      14. Tunnels

      15. Yard Offices

      16. Water Towers

      Latest: Enid, OK TOFC Ramp Iantha_Branch, Nov 26, 2023 at 10:49 AM
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    5. Depots & Stations

      Photographs, discussion, and text about depots and stations. Alphabetically sorted into three groups: A-F, G-P, and Q-Z.
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      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 5

      Depots & Stations

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Frisco List of Stations

      3. Depots A-F

      4. Depots G-P

      5. Depots Q-Z

      Latest: Pensacola, FL, Pensacola Subdivision, MP 916.5 adougherty, Oct 4, 2023
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    6. Motive Power

      Photographs, discussions, and text about diesel and steam locomotives. Also locations of surviving equipment.
      Discussions:
      1,059
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 67

      Motive Power

      Sub-Forums

      1. Diesel Locomotives

        1. Diesel General

        2. Diesel Diagrams

        3. American Locomotive Company (ALCo)

          1. RS1

          2. RS2

          3. S2

          4. S4

          5. FA1

          6. FB1

        4. Baldwin Locomotive Works

        5. Electo-Motive Division (EMD)

          1. SW1

          2. GP15

          3. NW2

          4. SD38-2

          5. SW7

          6. SW9

          7. SW1500

          8. MP15

          9. GP38-2 (SLSF 400-478)

          10. GP7

          11. GP38AC

          12. GP38-2 (SLSF 663-699)

          13. GP35

          14. GP40-2

          15. GP50

          16. SD45

          17. SD40-2

          18. EA7

          19. E8A

          20. F3

          21. F7

          22. FP7

          23. F9

        6. Fairbanks-Morse & Company (F-M)

          1. H10-44

          2. H12-44

        7. General Electric (GE)

          1. GE 70 Ton Switcher

          2. 44 and 45 Ton

          3. B30-7

          4. U25B

          5. U30B

        8. Miscellaneous Diesels

      2. Steam Locomotives

        1. General Steam

        2. Steam Locomotive Diagrams

        3. 0-6-0 Yard Goat

        4. 2-6-0 Moguls

        5. 2-8-0 Consolidation

        6. 2-10-0 Decapod

        7. 2-8-2 Mikado

        8. 2-10-2 Santa Fe

        9. 4-4-0 American

        10. 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

        11. 4-6-2 Pacific

        12. 4-6-4 Hudson

        13. 4-8-2 Mountain

          1. 1500 Class Mountains

          2. 4300 Class Mountains

          3. 4400 Class Moutains

        14. 4-8-4 Northern

        15. 2-8-8-2 Mallet

      3. Motorcars

        1. Motorcar Diagrams

      4. Surviving Equipment

      Latest: SD45s with standard engineer's windshield Iantha_Branch, Nov 26, 2023 at 9:07 PM
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    7. Freight Equipment

      Photographs and discussions of freight equipment and other rolling stock.
      Discussions:
      294
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 13

      Freight Equipment

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Freight equipment diagrams

      3. Autoracks

      4. Boxcars

        1. SLSF 700100-700299 Boxcars

        2. USRA DS Boxcars/Rebuilds

      5. Company Service Roster

      6. Flatcars

      7. Gondola

      8. Hopper Cars

      9. MOW Equipment

      10. Tank Cars

      11. TOFC Equipment

      Latest: Frisco Gondolas Still Around fredman23, Nov 15, 2023
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    8. Cabooses

      Cabooses of all kinds, wooden, steel, transfer, etc.
      Discussions:
      307
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      Cabooses

      Sub-Forums

      1. Cabooses General

      2. Caboose Diagrams

      3. 001-999

      4. 1100-1199

      5. 1200-1229

      6. 1230-1259

      7. 1260-1292

      8. 1300-1345

      9. 1400-1442

      10. 1700-1725

      11. 1726-1735

      12. 1776

      Latest: SL-SF caboose 1291 mark, Aug 22, 2023
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    9. Passenger Cars

      Photographs and discussions of all type of passenger equipment except motive power.
      Discussions:
      190
      Messages:
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      Sub-Forums: 8

      Passenger Cars

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Business Cars

        1. Business Car Diagrams

      3. Express Cars

      4. Heavyweight Cars

        1. Heavyweight Passenger Car Diagrams

      5. Streamlined Cars

        1. Streamlined passenger car diagrams

      Latest: List of Cars. Karl, Aug 7, 2023
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    10. Maintenance of Way

      Photographs and discussions of maintenance of way equipment and operations
      Discussions:
      89
      Messages:
      522
      Latest: Frisco handcar Karl, Dec 10, 2022
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    11. Action Photos

      Photographs of equipment in operation
      Discussions:
      76
      Messages:
      571
      Latest: Frisco cab ride gstout, Sep 10, 2023
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    12. Memorabilia

      Photographs of memorabilia, including Frisco dining china, glass, silverware, linen, and accessories.
      Discussions:
      182
      Messages:
      901
      Sub-Forums: 1

      Memorabilia

      Sub-Forums

      1. Calendars

      Latest: Advertising print copy Oldguy, Nov 19, 2023
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    13. Frisco Folks

      Share information and photographs of Frisco employees.
      Discussions:
      60
      Messages:
      283
      Latest: My grandfather, a QA&P lineman gjslsffan, Sep 4, 2022
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  4. Modeling the Frisco

    This section is for discussion and photos of less than 1:1 scale models of the FRISCO

    1. General

      Discussion about modeling the Frisco, in general
      Discussions:
      476
      Messages:
      8,424
      Latest: Workshop Wednesday skyraider, Nov 30, 2023 at 5:25 PM
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    2. New Products

      New Products for all scales
      Discussions:
      210
      Messages:
      2,314
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      New Products

      Sub-Forums

      1. New Product Christmas Wish List

      Latest: HO scale and N Scale Athearn 52' Mill Gondola Iantha_Branch, Nov 25, 2023 at 2:25 PM
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    3. FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Photographs and discussions about building and operating layouts of all sizes
      Discussions:
      151
      Messages:
      4,701
      Sub-Forums: 4

      FMIG Lines: Layouts

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Operations

      3. Freelance

      4. Divisions

      Latest: Seligman and Beyond layout skyraider, Nov 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM
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    4. HO Scale

      Photographs and discussions about HO scale modeling
      Discussions:
      1,038
      Messages:
      14,513
      Sub-Forums: 40

      HO Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Diesel Locomotives

        1. HO Diesel Locomotives General

        2. American Locomotive Company (ALCo)

        3. Baldwin Locomotive Works

        4. Electo-Motive Division (EMD)

        5. Fairbanks-Morse & Company (F-M)

        6. General Electric (GE)

      3. Steam Locomotives

        1. HO Steam Locomotive General

        2. 0-6-0 Switchers

        3. 2-6-0 Moguls

        4. 2-8-0 Consolidations

        5. 2-10-0 Decapod

        6. 2-8-2 Mikado

        7. 2-10-2 Santa Fe

        8. 4-4-0 American

        9. 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

        10. 4-6-2 Pacific

        11. 4-6-4 Hudson

        12. 4-8-2 Mountain

        13. 4-8-4 Northern

        14. 2-8-8-2 Mallet

      4. Freight Equipment

        1. HO Freight Equipment General

        2. Autoracks

        3. Boxcars

        5. Covered Hoppers

        6. Flatcars

        7. Gondola

        8. MOW Equipment

        9. Open Hopper

        10. Tank Cars

        11. TOFC Equipment

      5. Passenger Equipment

      6. Cabooses

      7. Maintenance of Way

      8. Structures

      Latest: Frisco E Unit Questions Coonskin, Nov 23, 2023
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    5. N Scale

      Photographs and discussions about N scale modeling
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      147
      Messages:
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      N Scale

      Sub-Forums
      Latest: Possible new Frisco lightweight passenger cars pbender, Sep 10, 2023
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    6. O Gauge and O Scale

      Photographs and discussions about O scale and gauge modeling
      Discussions:
      77
      Messages:
      549
      Sub-Forums: 3

      O Gauge and O Scale

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Lionel

      3. MTH and Other Timplate

      Latest: QA&P caboose Robleese, Nov 25, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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    7. S Scale

      Photographs and discussions about S scale modeling
      Discussions:
      21
      Messages:
      71
      Latest: Frisco Cylindrical Hopper Car 48865 S-Gauge mountaincreekar, Jul 31, 2023
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    8. Z Scale

      Photographs and discussions about Z scale modeling
      Discussions:
      14
      Messages:
      65
      Latest: Z Scale Frisco Modeler - Ft Worth, TX jarnett, Dec 30, 2020
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    9. G Scale

      Photographs and discussions about G scale modeling
      Discussions:
      31
      Messages:
      261
      Latest: A&MRB&T Co. klrwhizkid, Oct 22, 2023
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    10. Virtual (V) Scale

      Discussions about modeling the Frisco using virtual programs such as MS Train Simulator
      Discussions:
      65
      Messages:
      691
      Latest: Trainz Jointed Rail EMD GP38-2 ( Soon to come ) Turky44, Jul 28, 2023
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    11. Other Scales

      Modeling in scales other than Z, N, HO, S, O, or G
      Discussions:
      9
      Messages:
      111
      Latest: LEGO 4-8-2 Mountain Type (1501) Brad K, Aug 16, 2020
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    12. Electrical/Electronics

      Share techniques and experience with DCC, decoders, sound, layouts, lighting, etc
      Discussions:
      131
      Messages:
      1,157
      Sub-Forums: 10

      Electrical/Electronics

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. Decoders & Programming

      3. FAQ

      4. DC

      5. DCC

        1. Digitrax

        2. Easy DCC

        3. NCE DCC

        4. Other DCC systems

      6. Layout Electronics

      Latest: Direct Radio (Railpro/Ring Engineering) Ozarktraveler, Nov 27, 2023 at 12:21 PM
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    13. Modeling Tips

      Photographs and discussions of modeling tips including color schemes, paint formula, etc
      Discussions:
      129
      Messages:
      1,505
      Latest: Turnout Control gmankc, Sep 9, 2023
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  5. The Interchange

    This is a section for archiving old FMIG and All Aboard newsletters, exchanging information about Frisco people, memorabilia, exchange of goods.

    1. FMIG & All Aboard newsletters

      This forum hosts copies of the Frisco Modelers' Information group newsletters, edited and authored by Douglas Hughes and Charles Dischinger and All Aboard Newsletters published by the Frisco Museum.
      Discussions:
      6
      Messages:
      204
      Latest: All Aboard Newsletters from the Frisco Museum klrwhizkid, Jul 31, 2020
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    2. The Meteor

      The Meteor e-magazine issues are located here.
      Discussions:
      24
      Messages:
      103
      Sub-Forums: 2

      The Meteor

      Sub-Forums

      1. General

      2. The Meteor Issues

      Latest: Status of The Meteor? klrwhizkid, May 1, 2016
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    3. Conventions and Meets

      Files for convention clinics and meets
      Discussions:
      65
      Messages:
      758
      Sub-Forums: 5

      Conventions and Meets

      Sub-Forums

      1. 2009 Frisco Convention

      2. 2010 Frisco Convention

      3. 2011 Frisco Convention

      4. 2012 Frisco Convention

      Latest: STL RPM 2023 rjthomas909, Jul 30, 2023
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    4. Manufacturers and Vendors

      This area is for hobby manufacturers and vendors to announce and discuss their products.
      Discussions:
      41
      Messages:
      436
      Latest: Frisco Power 2nd printing (color section) gstout, Feb 27, 2020
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    5. Links

      Links for Frisco, railroads, railroad hobby related commercial pages.
      Discussions:
      52
      Messages:
      306
      Latest: Arkansas-Boston Mtn Chapter - Natl Railway Historical Society mountaincreekar, Aug 3, 2021
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    6. Download

      Use this section to upload and download Frisco relevant files.
      Discussions:
      34
      Messages:
      200
      Latest: Frisco Steam Roster klrwhizkid, Nov 5, 2022
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    7. Swap Meet

      Swap or sell Frisco oriented models, memorabilia, and materials.
      Discussions:
      467
      Messages:
      2,292
      Latest: 2 Caboose Lanterns davidgaines, Nov 26, 2023 at 7:49 PM
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    8. Frisco Archive

      Discussions:
      3,282
      Messages:
      3,294
      Latest: Railroad action to/from and on Alabama State Docks 1950s. Charles Harris, Feb 22, 2023
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