Frisco Interurban Passenger Trains - Joplin Mining District - Public Time Table - April 30, 1899

Discussion in 'Public Timetables (PTTs)' started by frisco4301, Sep 22, 2010.

  1. frisco4301

    frisco4301 Member

    The tri-state mining district was really getting up and going as reflected in the Frisco's daily schedule of 50+ interurban daily passenger trains serving the area dated April 30, 1899

    These trains were in addition to the other regularly scheduled passenger trains serving Wichita, Springfield, etc.

    Also meeting the transportation needs of the miners were the electric lines of the Joplin-Pittsburg and Southwest Missouri Electric Railway's.

    Jeff Cooney
    Lindsay, TX
     

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  2. trainsignguy

    trainsignguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Neat stuff, thanks for posting.

    Pretty sure this is something new to all of us Joplin area amateur rail historians.

    We all know of the streetcars and interurban companies but I have never heard mention of Frisco interurban or commuter service.

    Dale Rush
    Carthage, MO
     
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  3. SteveM

    SteveM Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Can you tell us more about the "wagonettes" that are mentioned at certain depots?

    Did they shuffle folks between depots of other railroads?

    This looks like the germ of another great clinic session.
     
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  4. railroadpete

    railroadpete Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Abandoned water tank.

    These are approximately 1/4 mile southeast of the intersection of Newman Rd and Prosperity Rd (1/4 mile west on Newman looking south) outside of Duenweg, MO.

    Possibly ex Missouri Pacific or Southwest Missouri Electric?

    Photos taken 2010.
     

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  5. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    According to SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas, that is part of an abandoned Missouri Pacific (MP) line to Duenweg.

    As of 2020, the water tower is gone.
     
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  6. RogerRT

    RogerRT Staff Member Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    The SPV map is wrong.

    Those were the Frisco's ex-KCFS&M tracks that branched off at Prosperity Jct..

    The MP branches into Dueneg are not shown, only the MP branch from Webb City to Granby was included.

    Roger
     
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  7. Related book.

    Tri-State Traction: The Interurban Trolleys of Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kansas and Northeast Oklahoma.

    By Edward A. Conrad, Heartland Rails Publishing Co., 2004.

    Softcover, 8 x 10 in, maps and black and white photographs, 240 pages.

    Available on Ebay and Amazon.
     
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