Springfield Diesel Shop - Springfield / Kansas Avenue / West Yard - Springfield, MO

Springfield Diesel Shop southwest side, taken 6/3/2002.

Not a very good picture.

I didn't have time to get a better one from the Kansas Expressway overpass.

Edit 1/23/2024: The diesel stores department is in the one story section, with basement, on the left. Note in the center of the image the small tan colored scale house on the south east yard lead. The east end of the yard bowl has a pair of lead tracks, the north and the south lead.

Frisco operated a north lead and a south lead switch engine jobs. A single west lead job worked the other end of the yard bowl. Starting in the late 1960, these lead jobs each commonly worked with a pair of locomotives. Typically they were paired EMD SW1500s. However, other locomotives could be assigned including VO-1000m and GP7 units.

On most shifts the west lead job was a single engine trim job. The trim job was often powered by a Baldwin VO-1000 or EMD NW2. View looking north northeast.

Edit 2/24/2024: Added image narrative indicating location and brief description of items in photograph.
MKD

 

Between 1947 and 1954, the Frisco spent $7,014,100 on betterments in Springfield, MO.

These included yard, diesel shop, diesel servicing facilities, light car repair yard, test laboratory, roadway repair, reclamation facilities, storehouse and office.

I believe that my grandfather took this shot of the Springfield Diesel Shop as it neared completion during the winter of 1950.

 

Here is are 2 views of the Springfield Diesel Shop in Springfield, MO,

Photographs were taken from the Kansas Avenue Expressway overpass on May 27, 2005.

Photographs by Rich Lawler.

 

Re: Diesel Service Facility

Where is the Western Historical Manuscript Collection located?

Best Regards,

Rodger McKinney

 

Rodger,

Western Historical Manuscript Collection is located at University of Missouri Rolla in my home town.

Wilson Library, 3rd floor.

Here is the link:

http://web.umr.edu/~whmcinfo/

Steve

Edit: Link is now: http://web.mst.edu/~whmcinfo/

 

WHMC also has branches in Kansas City, St. Louis and Columbia where some material is stored.

The Kansas City branch has much material on the Northeast Oklahoma (NEO) Railroad acquired by the Frisco.

The Rolla picture holdings are very small and you would be well advised to contact Mark Stauter at WHMC, Rolla before you visit.

Tomd6

 

That shop has been torn down.

 

The university has yet another name change, which impacted the web domain name.

Here's the new link:

http://web.mst.edu/~whmcinfo/

I still prefer Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.

 

YES, the Green Plague is very evident. YUK

However, I like the prototype Kadee uncoupling ramp leading to track #3.

 

From Railway Locomotives and Cars magazine, 1955.