SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — One could argue that Springfield wouldn’t be the city it is today without the influence of the Frisco. The railroad’s impact is felt in many aspects of the Queen City’s history, ...
Last month's article left off with the Frisco Railroad purchasing the Oklahoma and Arkansas Railroad. With the purchase of the railroad, the Frisco added nine additional train depots, not including ...
As early as 1878, the Frisco Line's executive committee had been meeting to address the threat of other railroads building a rail line through Northwest Arkansas. A rail line through the area would ...
Frisco Railroad introduced diesel passenger service in Cape Girardeau on Aug. 25, 1950, marking the beginning of a transition from steam to diesel locomotives on the division’s passenger routes.