Springfield was home to the Frisco’s largest shops in both the days of steam and diesel. Heavy locomotive repairs and rebuilds were performed here since 1909. Constructed in 1948, the diesel shop served the Frisco and its successors until 1996, when it was closed by BNSF. Demolished in 2006, the shops are seen on June…
Next door to Murray yard in North Kansas City was Wabash’s Avondale yard. Being the western-most point on the Wabash system, the yard in North KC was busy and active, receiving traffic from St Louis, Chicago & Detroit. The yard featured a large roundhouse and locomotive servicnig facilities, which became property of the Norfolk &…
As mentioned earlier, the MKT St Louis sub was built in the northern flood plains of the Missouri River. In some places the line was very close to the river, such as this scene near Rocheport. Taken from the bluff above the rails, train #14 snakes its way along the river bluffs led by GP40…
At Polo, the Milwaukee Road entered into a joint track arrangement with the Rock Island’s line from Minneapolis. This joint track went as far south as Airline Jct. in Kansas City, and is still in place between eventual Milwaukee Road successor Canadian Pacific and Rock Island successor Union Pacific. Back in February 1985, Milwaukee Rd…
Gascondy, listed in the timetable at milepost 114, was name of the location of the crossing of the Gasconade River on the Osage-Maries County line. From the east bank, we get this spectacular view of train #74 crossing the 1800’ Gasconade River bridge early in the morning of February 28, 1975. (Mark Nelson) This selection…