Did the Frisco ever evaluate buying U36Bs? If so, why did they not choose not to by any?
http://stateoftheozarks.net/showcase/2020/01/10/cook-station-missouri-a-short-history-by-william-mckellips/ Mostly a pastiche of bits and pieces,...
Does anyone have a good idea what the interior color for this car should be? I realize that it could have change depending on era, but any input...
Link to the Frisco section of this huge photo archive: https://www.flickr.com/photos/barrigerlibrary/albums/72157640360511664
As I came to work today, I noticed piles of ties along the RoW near the top of Rolla Hill just west of Coleman cut. My son saw a road-rail truck...
A REAL l-o-n-g-s-h-o-t here, but does anyone know of a source for O scale A&M decals for one of the Alcos?
As I got to the office this AM (ca. 0800), there was a LONG coal unit train clawing its way up Rolla Hill from Newburg. I didn't get to see the...
Is anyone familiar with the icehouse and its equipment discussed here?...
I have recently run across a number of references to the 1500s as being "T-54 class". I do not think I have ever seen such a designation on any...
I am working on a set of HW car models, and I am interested in finding out what color the interior of the vestibules--walls, floors, and...
4-8-2 SLSF 1501 4-8-2 SLSF 1501 delivered in 1923 at the Choteau Avenue roundhouse. Images and information provided by Don Wirth.
A friend of mine is looking for pics of old composite gons used in MoW service in the late '50s-'60s. He saw them carrying ties ; the sides of...
What signal types were used between St. Louis and Monet between 1900 and 1945?
Looking for a set of the full-tilt-boogie passenger steam decals for a -bash of a 1500-class. steveallen855 [at] centurytel [dot] net
Can anybody help me identify this metal plaque? It was found recently on the tracks in Ste. Genevieve, MO. It's a little over 12' long and 5"...
Did the Frisco ever run solid trains of coal and/or oil between the wars? If so, where?
How common were the red cab roofs? Looking at B&W pics, a clear change of color is often indicated between the sides and the roof, but I don't...
Collias mentions this switcher in his chapter on 0-6-0s but offers no pics EXCEPT that I seem to see a slope-back tender on a small engine in the...
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