My name is Edward Thomas Salsman.MY grate grandfather and grate uncle and my uncle worked for Frisco piggy back in St Louis. There names are Riley Salsman my grate grandfather.George Salsman my grate uncle.That was in the early 19 hundreds.John salsman work for them in the 1970s on. They that there was alot more that was railroad work but I don't know.I have herd that I had a grate uncle Paul salsman that also work for the railroad and was killed by a train. Idon't know.With my family history and all the storys I have always wanted to work for the railroad but I think I am a little to old now.I haved loved trains sents I was a kid. I grew up in Maplewood Mo. It was the back yard of Frisco piggy backs train yard and yes I jumped a train or two.I met hobos and they where always nice and the works to.It is a part of my life that was good.I would like to ask if any body has any information on my family that work for the railroad if you could send it to me. Thank you very much Edward T Salsman.
Welcome, Edward, to the best RR site on the web. Sounds as if you have some "Frisco" blood running thru your veins.
My Dad's cousin was married to Bill Salsman and they lived on Arsenal. Dad worked for Frisco-Gene Stahl at the Lindenwood Yards and later the office. Mom was 3rd generation Frisco employee working at General Office downtown when she met my Dad. I can remember meeting Bill and his wife and her mother-who was Dad's cousin, Katie Monahan. I think Bill had twin sons. I'm sure they are some relation to you. Bill worked at Frisco too, that's how Dad knew him, besides the cousin connection to his wife.
I worked at the Lindenwood Yards in the 60s with Gene Stahl and Johnny Salsman. They were/are great guys with unbelievable senses of humor. I'm sure that Gene has passed on to the Big RR Yard in the SKY. Johnny, I suspect, is still living and having a good time whereever he is. I believe Bill Salsman worked in the operating department - probably a switchman in the yard.
