ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY

The 'St. Louis-San Francisco Railway' , also known as the 'Frisco', is a defunct U.S. railroad. It operated in the Midwest and South Central U.S. in 1876-1980.

Contents

History

Predecessors

Acquisitions

Asset absorptions

See also

References

External links

History

The 'St. Louis & San Francisco Railway' was incorporated in Missouri on September 7, 1876. It was formed from the Missouri Division and Central Division of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. After bankruptcy, the Frisco emerged as the 'St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad', which was incorporated on 29 June 1896. This company, too, went bankrupt; on 24 August 1916, the company was reorganized as the 'St. Louis-San Francisco Railway'.
The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway had two main lines: St. Louis - Tulsa - Oklahoma City and Kansas City - Memphis - Birmingham. The junction of the two lines was in Springfield, Missouri.
The Frisco was acquired by the Burlington Northern Railroad on November 21, 1980.

Predecessors

The following companies were predecessors of the Frisco:

★ Pacific Railroad, charter granted by Missouri on March 3, 1849

★ Southwest Pacific Railroad, John C. Fremont reorganized in August 1866

★ Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, incorporated on July 27, 1866

Acquisitions

The following railroads were acquired or merged into the Frisco:

★ Missouri and Western Railway - 1879

★ St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway - 1882

★ Springfield and Southern Railroad - 1885

★ Kansas City and Southwestern Railroad - 1886

★ Fayetteville and Little Rock Railroad - 1887

★ Fort Smith and Southern Railway - 1887

★ Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway - 1899

★ Kansas City, Osceola and Southern Railway - 1900

★ Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad - 1901

★ St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway - 1901

★ Arkansas Valley and Western Railway – 1907

★ Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railway - 1903

★ Red River, Texas and Southern Railway – 1904

★ Oklahoma City and Texas Railroad – 19 December 1904

★ Crawford County Midland and Railroad – 20 May 1905

★ Oklahoma City and Western Railroad – 1907–19 December 1910

★ Sapulpa and Oil Field Railroad - 1917

★ West Tulsa Belt Railway - 1922

★ Pittsburg and Columbus Railway (Pittsburg, Kansas) – 1925–1926

★ Springfield Connecting Railway – 11 May 1926

★ Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company – 1928

★ Paris and Great Northern Railroad – 21 July 1928

★ Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway – 1 September 1928

★ Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad – 28 December 1948

★ Northeast Oklahoma Railroad – 27 December 1963 (Division dissolved 27 February 1967; Roads involved include: NEO RR, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Interurban Railroad, Joplin and Pittsburg Railway and Oklahoma Traction Company)

★ Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf - date of acquisition unknown.

Asset absorptions

The following is a list of partial or full asset absorptions, many times through bankruptcy courts or creditors. In some cases the SL&SF was a creditor. Assets can include mineral rights, property, track and right of way, trains, bonds, mortgages, etc.

★ St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railway - 1882

★ St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad – 1898

★ Kansas Midland Railroad - 23 October 1900

★ Oklahoma City Terminal Railroad – 1900–1903

★ Fort Smith and Van Buren Bridge Company – 1907

★ Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway - 1907

★ St. Louis, Memphis and Southern Railroad – 1907

★ Sulphur Springs Railway - 1907

★ Joplin Railway - 1910

★ Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway – 1919–1937

★ Fayetteville and Little Rock Railroad - 1926

★ Little Rock and Texas Railway - 1926

★ Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad - 1 September 1928

★ Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railroad – 1928–1947

★ Miami Mineral Belt Railroad - 1950

★ St. Louis, Kennett and Southeastern Railroad - 1950

★ St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway – 1963–1964

★ Birmingham Belt Railroad – 1967 (liquidation of BB RR and distribution of assets)

See also

★ Burlington Northern Railroad

★ BNSF Railway

★ From St. Louie to Frisco (Chuck Berry album and song about the route.)

References

★ . Retrieved 26 May 2005

★ ''Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Rolla - University of Missouri-Rolla'' "Guide to the Historical Records of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company" Retrieved 16 September 2005

★ 100 Years of Service

External links

★ Frisco Modelers' Information Group

★ The Frisco: A Look Back at the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (historical information at the Springfield-Greene County Library District)

★ The Frisco Railroad in Kansas