“Rails Around Missouri” will be in Springfield on Saturday, September 28 for the Ozark Model Railroad Association show, being held at the Springfield Expo Center from 9-3. In honor of that, here are a set of images from Springfield. Two of them are in the book, including the shot above, and two are not. Above is a shot of the Springfield shops, taken by Terry Norton on June 8, 1980. While this shot was shared a few months ago in a previous post, it’s shown again here as a comparison with the shot below, also taken by Terry a few days later, and is not in the book. Note the GE U25Bs and U30B. along with a pair of SD45s.
Below – “In Springfield, the Frisco established several yards, a roundhouse, turntable, car & locomotive shops. The largest yard was the Kansas Ave yard on the northwest side of town. Frisco GP38-2 #478 leads train #134 from Memphis into the yard on November 30, 1980.” Ken Albrecht
The shot above from “Rails Around Missouri” can be found spread across pages 190-191 of Chapter Eight – Southwest Missouri. For comparison, below is a shot from the same location on April 15, 1980. U30B leads train BTX from Birmingham into Kansas Av yard. Photo by Daniel Schroeder.
Your copy of Rails Around Missouri is available for $47.95 plus USPS Priority Mail shipping, and will come signed by the author. Choose between the KCS or Frisco cover. DON’T WAIT! The Frisco cover has fewer than 100 copies left. Order today or stop in at the Springfield show and pick up your copy.
