Last month's article left off with the Frisco Railroad purchasing the Oklahoma and Arkansas Railroad. With the purchase of the railroad, the Frisco added nine additional train depots, not including ...

Frisco Railroad introduced diesel passenger service in Cape Girardeau on Aug. 25, 1950, marking the beginning of a transition from steam to diesel locomotives on the division’s passenger routes.

"Old 4524," the last of the Frisco railroad's steam locomotives, on the track before its final journey to Grant Beach Park. Published in the Springfield Leader & Press on Nov. 2, 1953. "Old 4524" is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the evening of Jan. 28, 1974, a propane tank car and hopper car were derailed from the Frisco Railway's Ozark Branch in ...