Frisco served Military Installations

With many former Frisco employees and Frisco.org members having served the Armed Forces in peace and war, how many military installations and support facilities that supplied material to same, were served by the Frisco as well as current BNSF operated Frisco trackage?

Regional and shortlines operating former Frisco track can also be included.

Joe Toth

 

The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant was served by the Frisco until the line was abandoned. I believe that was not too long after the merger with the BN. The BN served it via trackage rights through Oswego via the Katy after that.

 

Well Fort Leonard Wood for starters.

Tom G.

 

Richards-Gebaur AFB in Grandview, MO. I believe Ft. Bliss in OK too.

 

That's Fort Sill Oklahoma, Fort Bliss is in Texas.

TAG

 

A partial list-

Missouri: Fort Leonard Wood, Grandview AFB (Richards-Gebaur)
Kansas: Kansas Ammunition Plant (Brownstone)
Oklahoma: Fort Sill
Mississippi: Columbus AFB
Florida: NAS Pensacola, Corry Field

Rick

 

Also in Kansas, Kansas Powder works later known as Spencer Chemical north of Riverton. Plant was built during WWII by the army to make munitions powder and was served by the Frisco from the north with a siding east of Crestline. Later after Spencer took it over and made fertilizer it became a large shipper with the Frisco. Spencer was purchased by Gulf Chemical who shut the plant down around 1990.

John Chambers

 

Thanks for the correction. Just happy to get the "Fort" part right.