Hello Frisco Folks, Here are some photographs of the Frisco depot in Liberal, MO. Take care, Rich Ship it on the Frisco!
Liberal, MO depot. The old Frisco depot is sitting in a park in the Northeast corner of town. There is a also successor railroad caboose there BN 10147. Photographs dated 2009.
I do not think BN 10147 was ever a Frisco caboose. I think all the Frisco cabooses were renumbered BN 11xxx. Ken
That makes sense, I could not find any correlation anywhere for the caboose. I wish the town could do a little more the depot. But if you have ever been to Liberal, MO it is out in the middle of nowhere.
Please see the following links for a trackside view of the depot at Liberal, MO. http://www.tristatemodelrailroaders.com/pics/main.php?g2_itemId=64&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/7225206@N06/1461420338/sizes/l/ (rear side and baggage room end) The depot's agent or operator bay originally faced the southwest. Liberal is on the Ash Grove Subdivision at mile post 124.1. The depot was originally located on the west side of the street at 304 Main Street. The trackside photo is dated April 1979. This depot is a wood frame structure with board and batten siding. The roof has replaced with what appears to be an appropriate green composition shingles. Note the "x" framing on the baggage room doors. This was a common standard design used on many of the railroad's depots. It has been acquired by the city and relocated to the north of town into Liberal City Park. The depot is in the northwest corner of the park, just south of the baseball fields. Please see http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...id=5ARpjTwqDygX7QUEcV98vw&cbp=11,7.61,,0,9.52 The current address is 1200 Northwest 40th Road (a/k/a Missouri Highway K). Hope this helps. Thanks! Mark
Here is a few links to more pictures of the Liberal, MO depot. http://www.missouridepots.com/liberal.htm http://www.missouridepots.com/liberalslsf58.htm http://www.missouridepots.com/liberalslsf2006.htm
From Richard Crabtree on Frisco Rails Across Missouri. Here we are in Barton County Missouri at the Frisco depot in Liberal, Missouri. The Frisco depot was constructed there in 1881. Photo 1) Frisco depot in Liberal, Missouri circa 1910s. Photo 2) Barton County Missouri Map 1906. Photo 3) Frisco depot in Liberal, Missouri blueprint ~ Courtesy MSU Digital Collection. Photo 4) Frisco depot in Liberal, Missouri with President Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Photo 5) Frisco depot in Liberal, Missouri in 2020. Ed Keltner photograph.
Actually, Teddy Roosevelt was no longer president in 1912, though he ran again as a "Bull Moose" that year. Rich
The community has again relocated the depot. The depot had fallen into disrepair at the former park location. Fortunately at least the exterior has been nicely restored. It is now painted in near system standard colors of gray with white trim. Also, appropriately it has been given a new green asphalt composition shingle roof. The new location is at the south end of the business district, just north of the railroad tracks. It is now on the east side of the street and faces to the west. The current address is 213 South Main Street, Liberal, MO 64762. Just wish they could come up with a lower quadrant train order signal to place outside the agent/operator bay. Great to see the community band together to appreciate, keep and restore part of their and our railroad history. Hope this helps. Thanks! Mark
