Here's a treat folks. I have been searching for this for almost 10 years. I found it last week. Enjoy. View attachment friscorama.pdf Charlie
Took a long time for my crappy cell signal to download but it was worth it. Funny how they bragged about their new modern diesel locomotives before they even had them in service.
Charlie - Glad you found it and shared it. This has pretty good thumbnail sketches of the various types of goods that would ship to/from key points all along the line. This is something that I can actually use quite effectively as I continue to try to build an operating scheme for our layout. Best Regards,
Thanks, Charlie. I really enjoyed the reading and photos. Brought back many memories of my growing up in Arkansas (near Hope) and the basketball tournaments (class B) played around the state with many of the smaller communities served by the Frisco.
I had bid on one of these on eBay about 7 or 8 years ago and lost the auction. I set up an eBay alert for "friscorama" and have had that running ever since and never seen another auction posted. The link posted a few days ago to railroadcommissary.com allowed me to find another. Charlie
If you're travelling to Claremore, Oklahoma, I'd suggest steering clear of the Radium Health Baths. Rich
Charlie, Shucks, I shouldda checked out the Railroad Commissary site better myself! Thanks for sharing with us! I note that the E7 is numbered 300. Anyone know the story behind it? Where was that shot of the beautiful right of way on page 47 located? Wonder what it looks like today? Joe Toth
Thanks for sharing, Charlie- wonder how the folks over at Trainboard.com would enjoy this (hint, hint).............
It is always interesting to compare "Then and Now" photo locations. Think I prefer the "Then" at Fordland! Thanks for sharing the view of today with us. Joe Toth
On thing that is interesting about Fordland is that the towers for the Springfield television stations are there. All of them are in the 2000 foot range. My aunt and uncle lived on U.S. 60 in the 70's and I remember being at their house about 5 miles away and watching the KY3 tower being erected in the early 1970s. I had an uncle that was a watchmaker in Fordland for many years.
Fordland is the second highest point in Missouri (Highest is Tom Sauk mountain in Eastern MIssouri). That's the reason the TV antennas are there. In the 1950's there was a U. S. Air Force radar station at Fordland. Tom G.
I've been to the top of the Taum Sauk ranger station atop the mountain. If there's any higher spot in Missouri, I don't want to go there. My ears were bleeding.
I agree with Karl. Fordland's (in Wesbter County) elevation is a mere 1604 ft above sea level. There are no less than twelve mountain tops higher than Fordland but lower than Taum Sauk.