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ALL ABOARD, to 1965 DECEMBER 1990 JANUARY 1991 VOLUME 5 DECEMBER 1990 - JANUARY 1991 NUMBER 4 River Division 4 This is the fourth in our year-long series profiling the history and operations of the River Division. With this installment we take an in-depth look at the Chaffee sub-division. Doodlebugging on the Frisco 9 Number twenty-six in our series of articles profiling the history of Friscos fleet of Motor Cars, this installment has a dual purpose. One is to profile one of the most unique members of Friscos fleet of Doodlebugs and the other is to clarify some long-standing confusion about its origins. The unit in question is Frisco No. 2900. Modeling Friscos SD45s 11 This is the first in a three part article in which Frisco Folk and Frisco Modeling Information Editor Richard Napper provides detailed, step-by-step, proce- dures for modeling Friscos SD45 series road engines. Down At The Depot 19 Chaffee, MO, on the River Division is the featured station in this issue. Research Service Up-Date 6 Two Up-Dated photos are included in this issue. One of Frisco passenger train service, circa. 1898, and one of Frisco Transportation Companys Trailerliner Bus Service. Building the Ft. Wood Branch 15 According to the engineer in charge, it was one of the greatest engineering projects ever completed in Missouri. In this issue, we present an historical, technical, and pictorial profile of the 19 mile line, built in 1940, from Newburg, MO, to the Armys Ft. Leonard Wood training facility. DEPARTMENTS Frisco Folks 3 Museum Dispatch 3 Museum Acquisitions 7 Mail Car 7 Looking Backward 10 ABOUT THE COVER Can you identify this photo? We believe it is the Dry Fork Bridge at Goltra, MO, on the Salem Branch, Rolla Sub-Division, Eastern Division, circa. 1924. The museum is pleased to acknowledge the Although the Frisco only operated in nine following membership renewals in the states, the scope of Frisco fans reaches out FRISCO FOLKS: much farther! The following is a listing of the thirty-three states in which we have Robert Dick Switchman members in our FRISCO FOLKS: Missouri Alabama - Arizona - Arkansas - California Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - The museum is pleased to welcome the Georgia - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas following new members to the FRISCO Louisiana - Maryland - Michigan - FOLKS: Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska Nevada - New Hampshire - New Mexico - Lee Buffington Engineer New York - North Carolina - Ohio - Oregon Missouri Pennsylvania - Tennessee - Texas - Virginia John J. Statkum Brakeman Washington - Wisconsin! New Hampshire Robert W. Metcalf Switchman It should be noted that Frisco fans are not Limited quantities of our 1990 Missouri just limited to the United States, as is commemorative Gone But Not Marion L. Haynes Switchman indicated by our two members in Canada Forgotten embroidered patches are Arkansas and one in England! still available. Help honor the work Robert C. Williams Switchman Florida that has been accomplished over the Chris Perez Switchman past ten years to keep the memory of Canada the Frisco alive, and order yours W.L. Jack Switchman today! The patch is 3" in diameter Virginia and is available for $3.00 each, Scott H. Muskopf Switchman Missouri including postage. Memphis, TN December,1956 Frisco photo RIVER DIVISION This is the fourth in our year-long T220 *Micola Wilson - Turrell series profiling the history and operations T224 *Steele of the Frisco River Division. This T227 *Holland Icing Stations: installment is number two of our in-depth T230 Hermondale Chaffee Emergency Station look at each of the five sub-divisions that T232 MO-AR State Line comprised the River Division. Our base T233 *Yarbro EDITOR'S NOTE: An Emergency Icing year for listing stations and facilities is T237 *Blytheville Station was a station, so designed by the 1927, the first year the five sub-divisions T241 Archillon carrier, which was not equipped or located were all in full operation and the point in T244 *Burdette Junction to take care of the regular icing of refrigerator time that the majority of facilities were T249 *Luxora cars, but where an ice supply was procurable built and in service. To profile freight and T254 *Osceola and refrigerator cars could, in case of passenger service on the respective sub- T258 *Crider emergency, or, by special arrangements, be divisions, six years have been selected to T261 Driver iced subject to delay. give a representative sample of operations, T264 *Wilson as follows: 1927 - 1943 - 1954 - 1961 - T267 Evadale Junction Fuel Oil Stations: 1975 1979. T268 Evadale Crossing Chaffee T269 *Bassett CHAFFEE SUB-DIVISION T272 *Joiner Stock Pens: T275 *Frenchman's Bayou LOCATION No./SIZE CAR CAP. General Information T278 Menasha Blytheville 2 27x31 4 T280 Stacy 2 28x31 3 Bassett Chute only Total Mileage 143.7 miles C462 Turrell 8 87x101 Number of Stations 44 EDITOR'S NOTE: While Turrell was listed Chaffee 4 64x72 Maximum Grade 0.5% as a River Division point, its station number Conran 2 32x64 4 Ruling Grade 0.5% was Southern Division. Frenchman's Bayou 1 16x32 2 Maximum Track Curvature 3.54% Hayti 1 27x31 4 Junction Points 1 28x31 4 STATION NUMBERS/NAMES Holland 1 28x32 2 Missouri Pacific Crossing at Oran Juanita 116x32 2 T144 *Chaffee Missouri Pacific Crossing .at Sikeston Joiner 2 32x64 4 T151 *Oran ST.L.-S.W.RY Crossing at Lilbourn Lilbourn 2 22x20 3 T155 *Brooks Junction Deering & Southwestern Crossing at Blazer 1 22x25 T160 *McMullin Jonesboro Sub Crossing at Blytheville Luxora 2 32x64 4 T166 *Sikeston Jonesboro Sub Crossing at Evadale Jct. McMullen 2 26x31 1 T169 Juanita 2 27x31 T171 Champion Facilities Matthews 2 22x32 3 T174 *Matthews Marston 2 30x30 2 T176 Noxall Track Scales Netherlands 1 16x32 2 T180 *Kewanee Chaffee 80 ton 40ft. Fairbanks blt. Oran 2 38x40 2 T181 Rudd Hayti 80 ton 40ft. Fairbanks bit. Osceola 1 15x47 1 T186 *Lilbourn Portagev ille 2 28x31 4 T188 Balfour Coal Stations: 2 26x31 T191 *Marston Chaffee Gravity 14 approns Sikeston 4 26x30 4 T194 *Conran Hayti Mechanical 4 27x30 T199 *Portageville Luxora Cars Wilson 1 32x32 2 T204 Brinkerhoff EDITOR'S NOTE: Cars indicates that coal T206 Swift Turntables: was shoveled direct from coal cars to T208 *Neatherlands Chaffee Iron Phoenix 70' locomotive tenders. T213 *Hayti T216 Blazer Water Tanks Wyes: Brooks Jct. - Hayti - Blytheville - Luxora - T219T217 Shade Chaffee - Brooks Jet. - Sikeston - Rudd - Portageville - Hayti - Blytheville - Luxora Turrell Interlocking Plants: 1961 1954 Missouri Pacific crossing at M.P. 165.6 Southern Division Junction at M.P. 283.3 836N/835S Daily thru train service. 805-806 The Memphian thru train service 844N Local. Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday featuring Sleepers, Buffet service, Lounge Sidings & Spurs Between Stations: 845S Local. Monday-Wednesday-Friday Car, Dining Car service, and reclining Chair Jaunita M.P. 169.2 19 Cars 846N Local. Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday Cars. Champion M.P. 171.4 16 Cars 847S Local. Monday-Wednesday-Friday 807-808 The Sunnyland thru train service No xall M.P. 176.4 10 Cars 850N Local. Wednesday & Saturday featuring Sleepers, Buffet service, Lounge Balfour M.P. 188.7 24 Cars 851S Local. Monday & Thursday Car, Dining Car service, and reclining Chair Brinkerhoff M.P. 204.5 9 Cars Cars. Shade M.P. 217.1 9 Cars 1975 1961 Micola M.P. 220.2 17 Cars Hermondale M.P. 230.8 0 Cars 96N/95S Daily thru train service. 807-808 The Sunnyland thru train service Evadale Crossins M.P. 267.8 0 Cars 822N/821S Daily thru train service. featuring reclining Chair Cars. Stacy M.P. 280.1 9 Cars 834N/833S Daily thru train service. FREIGHT SERVICE 1979 EDITORS NOTE: Generally speaking, 222N/221S Daily thru train service northbound trains were always superior to 834N/833S Daily thru train service southbound trains in terms of right of way priority. PASSENGER SERVICE 1927 1927 832N St. Louis Chicago Fast Freight. 802N/801S Memphis Express. Daily thru River Division Headquarters, Chaffee, MO Daily thru train service. train service. Octiber, 1965 Frisco photo 835S Memphis Fast Freight. Daily thru 806N/805S Memphian. Daily thru train train service. service. In 1905, at a cost of $40,000.00, 844NI845S Local. Daily except Sunday. 808N/807S The Sunnyland. Daily thru train the above pictured two-story office build- 846N/847S Local. Daily except Sunday. service. ing was built at Chaffee, MO, and served as 850N/851S Local. Daily except Sunday. the River Division headquarters until the 853S Local. Daily except Sunday. reorganization of the Frisco in September, 1965. 1943 Trains 805-806, the Memphian, featured 832N Creole Flash . Daily thru train service. thru Sleepers, Chair Cars, Coaches, Club 833S Memphis Fast Freight. Daily thru Cars, and Dining Car service by Fred train service. Harvey. 834NFlorida Fruit. Daily thru train service. 835S Creole Flash. Daily thru train service. 844N/845S Local. Daily except Sunday. 846N Local. Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday 847S Local. Monday-Wednesday-Friday Trains 807-808, the Sunnyland, featured thru 850N Local. Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday Sleepers, Observation-Club Car, Coaches, 851S Local. Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Dining Car service by Fred Harvey. Chaffee was the home base for the River Division derrick and the following 1954 1943 assigned cars: 102154 Kitchen & Dining 102235 Bunks & Lockers 834N/833S Daily thru train service. 805-806 The Memphian thru train service 105320 Rail 836N/835S Daily thru train service. featuring all Air Conditioned Sleepers, 105319 Ties & Trucks 844N/845S Local. Daily except Sunday. Lounge-Diner service, and Chair Cars. 105296 Blocks 846N/847S Local. Daily except Sunday. 807-808 The Sunnyland thru train service 102236 Cables & Tools 850N Local. Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday featuring all Air Conditioned Sleepers, 105905 Water Tank & Coal Bin 851S Local. Monday-Wednesday-Friday Coaches, and Snack Coach service.
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