ALL ABOARD Newsletter Is Published Monthly for Members of the FRISCO FOLKS, a Support Organization of the Frisco Railroad Museum Inc
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VOLUME 3 March, 1989 NUMBER 10 RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO ALEXANDER HILTON H and SONG E.O. COMPOSED WHIT V. RIDING ON A FRISCO TRAIN PUBLTSHED BY E.O. ROARK SPRINGFIELD MO. From the collection of Chuck Mahaffey 75 years - 1914 In 1914, ten postal and mail-coach combination cars The Museum is pleased to were rebuilt into combination acknowledge the following mail and baggage cars, at an membership renewals in the approximate cost of $3,700.00 FRISCO FOLKS: each, as follows: RAILROAD MUSEUM INC. P. Allen Copeland Switchman #4 became #140 OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS California became #141 PRESIDENT Alan Schmitt John F. Bradbury Jr. Switchman #21 became #122 VICE—PRESIDENT Clarence Pearce Missouri #26 became #108 SECRETARY—TREASURER Saundra Schmitt BOARD MEMBERS Charles E. Mahaffey #27 became #110 Warren Hall The museum is pleased to #28 became #112 Richard Napper welcome the following new #29 became #111 members to the FRISCO FOLKS: #51 became #138 NEWSLETTER STAFF #74 became #137 EDITOR Alan Schmitt Guy S. Pollard Brakeman #?? became #136 FMIS EDITOR Richard Napper Missouri CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Kenneth Wulfert DISTRIBUTION Rachel Schmitt Martin Lofton Switchman Sarah Schmitt California PRINTER Gregg Porterfield Samuel E. Pick Switchman Nevada The ALL ABOARD Newsletter is published monthly for members of the FRISCO FOLKS, a support organization of The Frisco Railroad Museum Inc. The museum facility is located at 500 Walker St. in Ash Grove, MO. All correspondence should he The EXCESS BAGGAGE is a addressed to P.O. Box 276, Ash Grove, MO 65604. All material in the newsletter is monthly feature of the ALL copyrighted by The Frisco Railroad Museum ABOARD that lists newly Inc. and may not be reproduced in any manner without the expressed written acquired items not on the consent of the museum President. The current EXCESS BAGGAGE list Frisco Railroad Museum Inc. is not affiliated with the St. Louis—San and/or items from the list Francisco Railway Co., the Burlington offered during the month at a Northern Railroad Co., or any of its subsidiaries. discounted price. Unless THE otherwise noted, discounted LOOKING BACKWARD is a monthly prices are only good through feature of the ALL ABOARD that the month listed. takes a look back through our files at the people and events !!!!! NEW ARRIVALS !!!!! that were a part of the Frisco 25, 50, and 75 years ago. DINING CAR LINENS: 25 years - 1964 57"x42" table cloth - old style with "FRISCO LINES" in On March 1, 1964, President each corner (2)...$35.00 each L.W. Menk broke ground for construction of the new Frisco 34"x34" table cloth - new general office building in style with "FRISCO LINES" logo In 1912, Mr. E.O. Roark took Springfield, MO. On March 3, and name bar in middle..$25.00 a journey on the Frisco from 1964, the largest single St. Louis to Springfield, MO. shipment of refined soybean PROMOTIONAL PINBACKS: His trip inspired him to write oil to move on the Frisco left a song, "ON THE FRISCO," while St. Louis on freight #835. "WE ARE STRONG ON SAFETY IN riding on the train. The The train consist included SEVENTY" have 1 $2.50 words to the song are as thirty-three cars of the oil follows: being transported from the "FREEDOM FROM ACCIDENTS 76" Drew Foods Corporation, St. have 4 $2.00 "Now while were riding on Louis, to New Orleans. this train come all join in on STILL AVAILABLE !!!!! this refrain to swell the joy 50 years - 1939 as we roll on toward our homes Gold Frisco "Quarter Century" again; Between August 21 and December lapel pin - MINT CONDITION - Well have some fun while on 11, 1939, five "Santa Fe" type $45.00 2-10-2 locomotives were this run no matter if it snows MARCH SPECIALS FROM or rains; rebuilt by the Frisco as LIST #8 Change cars when they stop and "Mountain" type 4-8-2 engines, take a Frisco train." as follows: DINING CAR CHINA: #42 became #4400 The song was dedicated to Blue Denmark pattern Alexander Hilton who, in 1912, #46 became #4401 #52 became #4402 was General Passenger Agent in 5 1/2" salad bowl $22.50 St. Louis. #53 became #4403 #56 became #4404 6" oval vegetable dish $25.00 video tape manufacturers had a great day. Noting that 1522 set off several NS hot box detectors along the way. First it was funny, then it was a pain. The train had to stop and be inspected each time! surprised to see the smoke was As with all trains, it coming from the ALCo S2 the seems, running way behind station used as a switcher! schedule. Few cared! The 1522 was hissing peacefully out under US 40, Hearing 1522s crew making almost no smoke a all! exchanging whistle salutes with the NS trains we met On October 22, 1988, I had Noting that I was assigned along the way, and hearing us the pleasant task of riding to Car 13 - just my luck. called "Extra 1522" on their behind Friscos restored 4-8-2 Then realizing that Car 13 was radios. Mountain 1522 on a fan trip to the second car behind 1522! Decatur, IL over the old Noting that we had almost Wabash main line (now Norfolk Realizing that about half as big a trailing caravan on Southern). As most ALL ABOARD of the people in my car the way back to St. Louis, at readers know, this past spring werent actual railfan types, night, in the dark! 1522s restoration by the St. but just some folks who wanted Louis Steam Train Association to see and ride behind a steam was completed. The engine on an "old fashioned" restoration project was passenger train. I had fun started in the fall of 1985, explaining that we werent and is now recognized as one making coal smoke (oil), and of the finest restoration telling them about SLSF projects of an operating steam 1500s. locomotive in the U.S. The Hearing the sharp exhaust Decatur trip was the first bark and melodious steamboat chance 1522 had to show off in whistle of 1522. Magnificent! a big way around her home She was something to behold town, and none of the hundreds inside the St. Louis who rode to Decatur were riverfront tunnels, in disappointed with the engines particular on the return trip. performance. Since 1522 is now receiving Enjoying the great quite a bit of well deserved companionship that is to be attention in the railroad and found in passenger car railfan press, and since vestibules on railfan trips. several video tapes of her are now available, I wont dwell Thrilling at seeing my on the details of the October first Frisco 1500 in action, trip to Decatur. Instead, I close and up front. After would like to list a series of the photo run by, I went up to impressions I noted that day, my good friend Don Wirth, who which I hope will convey some was an active participant on of the excitement, thrills, the restoration team and part and general interest that a of the crew, and said, "Don, May, 1988 Ken Wulfert Photo steam engine, in particular a now I understand!" beautiful Frisco steam engine, I understand that plans are generates on such a trip. Noting the number of being made for 1522 to run a Needless to say, it was a children that parents brought number of times in 1989. I great day and I had a ball! to the towns and crossings to see us roar by. And, seeing hope so. I would urge anyone At an early breakfast at a them all smile and wave. We who has an interest to join local "burger-doodle," noting must have looked great! one of these trips and enjoy! with delight that the day was going to be beautiful, just As always, waving to people what 1522 would have ordered, from a train. Great fun! and then seeing a bunch of people come in with Frisco Seeing a friend of mine hats on. along the line getting photos of us four times between St. Approaching St. Louis Louis and Granite City. The Whyte System 2-8-0 Union Station on US 40 and "Consoliation," Impact seeing the first column of Observing the antics of the Demonstration Car, Frisco, steam smoke I had seen in trailing auto caravan in Texas, Frisco Band, "The years rising from the huge mid-Illinois. It was longer Frisco Angel of Mercy," plus train shed. The being than the train! Kodak and the much, much more. were used as trade-ins to G.E. was the original placement for credit on new U3OB when the engines were engines. delivered and the #273 The H10-44 engine is a arrangement was the result of relatively simple one to model a later paint shop in HO. All you need is one modification. Microscale set Athearn powered undecorated #85 will work nice for the SW1500 switcher #140-4001 and "FRISCO" and road numbers. one Cary Locomotive Works There are currently no decal H10-44 metal shell #C1-53. sets available for the The Athearn unit is $21.50 and coonskin number on the nose.= the Cary shell runs $17.95. The only major modification that has to be made is to the H10-44 1000 H.P. SWITCHER Athearn frame. It needs to be MODELING UP DATE cut at the fuel tank and Between March, 1948, and lengthened to accommodate the Frisco Folk Karl Brand July, 1949, the Frisco took longer wheelbase of the Cary reports that if you can live delivery of twelve Fairbanks- body.