“Having reached the Oklahoma border (on the Frisco), we’ll shift to the Missouri Pacific’s Carthage Subdivision, part of MP’s storied White River Division. Beginning at Branson on the morning of September 6, 1975, MP SD40 #3038 leads train #202 over … Continue reading
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Rails Around Missouri inventory almost 3/4 sold out! If you are still “thinking about it”, don’t wait too much longer as the inventory sits at just under 300 copies left out of 1000. The Frisco cover has only 100 copies remaining, … Continue reading
“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 … Continue reading
When it came to picking a shot for the cover of Rails Around Missouri that might best represent the Kansas City side of the state, the logical choice of railroad was the Kansas City Southern. Photographer Allen Maty spent … Continue reading
Ten miles east of the Osage River bridge is the town of Meta, where the Rock Island had a depot with a train order office. Eastbound train #74 was scheduled out of Eldon at 10:35pm and due through Meta … Continue reading