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It’s been 2 months since Rails Around Missouri was re-released in hardback. The response has been enthusiastic, with many readers seeing it for the first time. Reprinted in more vibrant color and with a new cover, the book contains all 224 pages filled with over 500 all-color images from every part of Missouri, from 1946…
The Frisco cover of Rails Around Missouri is now sold out. KCS copies are still available, though less that 50 remain. DON’T WAIT! Get your copy today while supplies last! Order online below or stop by the Great Train Expo in St Charles Sunday February 2, the Boeing Model RR show March 8 in Queeny…
The Great Train Expo comes to Kansas City this weekend! Held at the Overland Park International Trade Center, the show is Saturday and Sunday December 28-29 from 10-4. HOWEVER, due to other commitments in St Louis on Sunday, Rails Around Missouri will only be at the GTE in KC on Saturday from 10-4. Only a handful of the Frisco covers…
“The Illinois Central offered Chicago – St Louis service in the form of the Green Diamond and the Daylight. Both trains made daily round trips between the two cities, with the Green Diamond originating in St Louis, and the Daylight originating in Chicago. The Daylight is seen arriving in St Louis in October 1949 behind…