List of predecessors of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
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The following railroad companies became part of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco) system, usually through consolidation.
Early lines in Missouri and Kansas[]
The Frisco started out as the Southwest Branch (heading west-southwesterly from St. Louis) of the Pacific (later Missouri Pacific) Railroad, and was split out in 1866. That same year, Congress incorporated the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which would end up extending the line through Springfield and Tulsa to Sapulpa.[1]
| Name | Incorporation | Began operations | Succession | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (Frisco of 1916) | 1916 | 1916 | 1980 (to Burlington Northern Railroad)[2] | |
| St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad (Frisco of 1896) | 1896 | 1896 | 1916 (to Frisco of 1916) | |
| St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco of 1876) | 1876 | 1876 | 1896 (to Frisco of 1896) | |
| Atlantic and Pacific Railroad | 1866 | 1870 | 1876 (in Missouri, to Frisco of 1876); 1897 (in Oklahoma, to Frisco of 1896) 1897 (in New Mexico, Arizona, and California, to Santa Fe Pacific Railroad) | |
| South Pacific Railroad | 1868 | 1868 | 1870 (to Atlantic and Pacific) | |
| Southwest Pacific Railroad | 1866 | 1866 | 1868 (to South Pacific) | |
| Pacific Railroad | 1849 | 1852 | 1866 (Southwest Branch, authorized 1852, to Southwest Pacific) 1876 (main line, to Missouri Pacific Railway) | |
| 1887 | 1887 | 1897 (to Frisco of 1896) | Cuba (on the main line) to Salem with branches | |
| 1871 | 1873 | 1887 (to St. Louis, Salem and Arkansas) | ||
| 1880 | 1881 | 1881 (to St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock) | ||
| 1877 | 1878 | 1881 (to St. Louis, Salem and Little Rock) | ||
| 1904 | 1905 | 1905 (to Frisco of 1896) | Branch of the line to Salem | |
| 1886 | 1887 | 1926 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | ||
| 1882 | 1883 | 1885 (to Frisco of 1876) | Springfield to Chadwick | |
| 1884 | 1884 | 1885 (to Frisco of 1876) | Springfield to Bolivar | |
| 1891 | 1891 | 1900 (to Frisco of 1896) | Bolivar to Kansas City | |
| 1880 | 1885 | 1891 (to Kansas City, Osceola and Southern) | ||
| 1871 | N/A | 1880 (to Kansas City and Southern) | ||
| 1875 | 1875 | 1879 (to Frisco of 1876) | Pierce City (on the main line) to Oswego, with a branch to Joplin | |
| 1875 | N/A | 1875 (to Missouri and Western) | ||
| 1875 | N/A | 1875 (to Missouri and Western) | ||
| 1871 | 1872 | 1877 (to Missouri and Western) | ||
| 1872 | N/A | 1872 (to Memphis, Carthage and Northwestern) | ||
| St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railway | 1879 | 1879 | 1882 (to Frisco of 1876) | Oswego to Wichita |
| 1900 | 1900 | 1900 (to Frisco of 1896) | Wichita to Ellsworth | |
| 1886 | 1888 | 1900 (to Kansas Midland Railroad) | ||
| 1882 | 1882 | 1882 (to Frisco of 1876) | Girard to Galena via Joplin | |
| 1880 | 1881 | 1882 (to Joplin Railway) | ||
| 1874 | 1877 | 1882 (to Joplin Railway) | ||
| 1886 | 1887 | 1926 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Pittsburg to Weir | |
| 1909 | 1910 | 1922 (to Frisco of 1916)[4] |
St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern Railroad[]
| Name | Incorporation | Began operations | Succession | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1902 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | St. Louis to Luxora and Hoxie with many branches | |
| 1880 | 1881 | 1902 (to St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | Branch from St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway to Crystal City; later formed part of the main line of the St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern | |
| 1878 | 1879 | 1881 (to Crystal Railway) | ||
| 1901 | N/A | 1902 (to St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | St. Louis to Cape Girardeau (completed by the St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | |
| 1901 | 1901 | 1902 (to St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | Cape Girardeau to Luxora (completed by the St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | |
| 1898 | 1898 | 1901 (to St. Louis and Memphis Railway) | ||
| 1899 | 1901 | 1901 (to St. Louis and Memphis Railway) | ||
| 1897 | 1901 | 1901 (to St. Louis and Memphis Railway) | ||
| 1899 | 1899 | 1902 (to St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | Cape Girardeau to Hunter, with a branch to Hoxie via Poplar Bluff (completed by the St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | |
| 1891 | 1891 | 1899 (to Southern Missouri and Arkansas) | ||
| 1881 | 1882 | 1891 (renamed St. Louis, Cape Girardeau and Ft. Smith) | ||
| 1880 | N/A | 1881 (renamed Cape Girardeau Southwestern) | ||
| 1869 | N/A | 1880 (to Cape Girardeau Railway) | ||
| 1859 | N/A | 1869 (renamed Cape Girardeau and State Line) | ||
| 1901 | N/A | 1901 (to Southern Missouri and Arkansas) | ||
| 1896 | 1896 | 1901 (to Southern Missouri and Arkansas) | ||
| 1902 | 1902 | 1904 (to St. Louis, Memphis and Southeastern) | Cape Girardeau to Caruthersville with many branches | |
| 1893 | 1893 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Cape Girardeau to Morley via Commerce | |
| 1897 | 1898 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Morley to Morehouse | |
| 1899 | 1901 | 1904 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Morehouse to Pascola (completed by the St. Louis and Gulf) | |
| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Pascola to Deering | |
| 1887 | 1891 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Zalma to Campbell via Brownwood and Bloomfield, with a branch to Vanduser (completed by the St. Louis and Gulf) | |
| 1886 | 1887 | 1898 (to Cape Girardeau, Bloomfield and Southern) | ||
| 1891 | 1894 | 1898 (to Cape Girardeau, Bloomfield and Southern) | ||
| 1890 | 1891 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Campbell to Caruthersville | |
| 1892 | 1894 | 1895 (to St. Louis, Kennett and Southern) | ||
| 1901 | 1901 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Gibson to Tallapoosa via Clarkton; branch to Malden built by the St. Louis and Gulf | |
| 1898 | 1898 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Campbell to | |
| 1896 | 1897 | 1902 (to St. Louis and Gulf) | Kennett to Leachville (completed by the St. Louis and Gulf) |
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway[]
| Name | Incorporation | Began operations | Succession | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway | 1901 | 1901 | 1901 All track goes into operation by the Frisco(the Frisco buys off the last shares of stock in 1926) | Kansas City to West Memphis with many branches |
| 1898 | N/A | 1901 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis) | ||
| 1894 | N/A | 1898 (to Gulf, Arkansas and Northwestern) | ||
| 1888 | 1888 | 1901 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway) | Kansas City to West Memphis with many branches | |
| 1888 | 1888 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad) | Kansas City to West Memphis with many branches | |
| 1879 | 1879 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Kansas City to Baxter Springs (later extended to Afton) | |
| 1868 | 1868 | 1879 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf) | ||
| 1865 | 1868 | 1868 (renamed Missouri River, Fort Scott and Gulf) | ||
| 1874 | 1874 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Fort Scott to Arcadia | |
| 1882 | 1882 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Arcadia to Weir | |
| 1882 | N/A | 1882 (to Kansas and Missouri) | ||
| 1881 | 1881 | 1882 (to Kansas and Missouri) | ||
| 1877 | 1881 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Weir to Cherryvale | |
| 1876 | N/A | 1878 (to Memphis, Kansas and Colorado) | ||
| 1880 | 1880 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Arcadia to Ash Grove | |
| 1877[citation needed] | 1878 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis) | Ash Grove to Springfield | |
| 1875 | N/A | 1877[citation needed] (renamed Springfield and Western Missouri) | ||
| 1872 | N/A | 1879 (to Springfield and Western Missouri) | ||
| 1881 | 1883 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad) | Springfield to West Memphis | |
| 1880 | N/A | 1883 (to Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis) | ||
| Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway | 1885 | 1885 | 1928 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Olathe to Ash Grove, with a branch to Pleasant Hill |
| Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railroad | 1884 | N/A | 1885 (to Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway) | Raymore to Ash Grove (completed by the Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway) |
| 1877 | 1877 | 1885 (to Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railway) | Cedar to Pleasant Hill | |
| 1874 | 1874 | 1877 (to Pleasant Hill and De Soto) portion to | ||
| 1865 | 1871 | 1874 (renamed St. Louis, Lawrence and Western) | ||
| unknown | N/A | 1873 (to St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver) | ||
| unknown | N/A | 1870 (to St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver) | ||
| 1869 | N/A | 1870 (to St. Louis, Lawrence and Denver) | ||
| 1880 | 1880 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Pleasanton to Rich Hill | |
| 1879 | 1880 | 1888 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Springfield) | Baxter Springs to Webb City via Joplin | |
| 1886 | 1900 | 1901 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis) | Joplin to Webb City | |
| 1886 | 1886 | 1895 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad) | Greenfield to Aurora | |
| 1884 | 1886 | 1886 (renamed Greenfield and Northern) | ||
| 1887 | 1887 | 1901 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis) | Willow Springs to Grandin | |
| 1905 | 1905 | 1920s (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis)[4] | Bono to | |
| 1902 | 1902 | 1920s (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis)[4] | Tyronza to Lepanto | |
| 1897 | 1900 | 1901 (to Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis) | Turrell to Luxora | |
| Kansas City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Company | 1887 | 1892 | 1928 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | |
| Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad | 1886 | 1887 | 1928 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Memphis to Birmingham, with branches to Aberdeen, Bessemer, and Sipsey |
| 1886 | N/A | 1887 (to Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham) | ||
| 1886 | N/A | 1886 (to Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham) | ||
| 1885 | 1885 | 1887 (to Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham) | ||
| 1881 | 1885 | 1885 (to Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic) | ||
| 1881 | N/A | 1881 (renamed Memphis, Selma and Brunswick) | ||
| 1868 | N/A | 1881 (to Memphis, Holly Springs and Selma) | ||
| 1867 | N/A | 1870 (renamed Selma, Marion and Memphis) | ||
| 1859 | N/A | 1867 (renamed Memphis, Holly Springs, Okolona and Selma) | ||
| 1899 | 1899 | 1968 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] |
Other extensions into Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas[]
Because of a provision of the Texas Constitution, railroad companies operating in that state had to be incorporated in Texas. The Frisco's primary Texas subsidiary was the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway (Frisco of Texas).[5]
| Name | Incorporation | Began operations | Succession | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 1895 | The St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company took control of the owner's stock January 1, 1904; the property was deeded to the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company on November 30, 1907. | Main line from Hope, Arkansas to Ardmore, Oklahoma[6] | |
| 1895 | 1898 | 1899 (to Frisco of 1896) | Sapulpa to Oklahoma City | |
| 1900 | 1900 | 1901 (to Frisco of 1896) | ||
| 1899 | 1902 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Oklahoma City to state line near Quanah | |
| 1901 | 1903 | 1904 (to Frisco of Texas) | State line to Quanah | |
| Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway | 1909 | 1910 | 1981 (to Burlington Northern Railroad)[2] | Quanah to Floydada |
| Acme, Red River and Northern Railway | 1902 | N/A | 1909 (renamed Quanah, Acme and Pacific) | |
| 1913 | 1914 | 1926 (to Quanah, Acme and Pacific)[7] | Branch of Quanah, Acme and Pacific to Matador | |
| 1915 | 1916 | 1917 (to Frisco of 1896) | Depew (on the line to Quanah) to Shamrock | |
| 1895 | 1900 | 1901 (to Frisco of 1896) | Sapulpa to state line near Denison | |
| St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway | 1900 | 1901 | 1964 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | State line to Denison (acquired other lines in 1904) |
| 1901 | 1902 | 1904 (to Frisco of Texas) | Denison to Dallas and Fort Worth | |
| 1902 | 1903 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Scullin (on the line to Dallas-Fort Worth) to Sulphur | |
| Arkansas Valley and Western Railway | 1902 | 1904 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Tulsa to Avard |
| 1880 | 1880 | 1882 (to Frisco of 1876) | Monett (on the main line) to Fort Smith; completed by the Frisco | |
| 1880 | N/A | 1881 (to St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas) | ||
| 1885 | 1886 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | ||
| 1886 | 1887 | 1887 (to Frisco of 1876) | Fort Smith to the state line near Paris; completed by the Frisco | |
| 1881 | 1888 | 1928 (to Frisco of Texas)[8] | State line to Paris | |
| Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad | 1898 | 1898 | 1901 (to Frisco of 1896) | Rogers (on the line to Fort Smith) to Grove via Bentonville |
| 1882 | 1883 | 1900 (to Arkansas and Oklahoma) | ||
| 1886 | 1887 | 1887 (Fayetteville to , to Frisco of 1876); 1926 (remainder, to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Fayetteville (on the line to Fort Smith) to Pettigrew | |
| 1901 | 1903 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Fayetteville (on the line to Fort Smith) to Okmulgee (on the line to Dallas-Fort Worth) | |
| 1899 | N/A | 1901 (renamed Ozark and Cherokee Central) | ||
| 1901 | 1903 | 1903 (to Ozark and Cherokee Central) | ||
| 1899 | 1903 | 1903 (to Ozark and Cherokee Central) | ||
| 1887 | 1887 | 1926 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Hackett (on the line to Paris) to Mansfield | |
| 1884 | 1885 | 1897 (to Frisco of 1896) | Beaumont (on the line to Wichita) to state line near Arkansas City | |
| Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway | 1897 | 1899 | 1899 (to Frisco of 1896) | State line near Arkansas City to Blackwell |
| Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railway | 1900 | 1901 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Blackwell to state line near Vernon |
| 1901 | 1902 | 1904 (to Frisco of Texas) | State line to Vernon | |
| 1902 | 1902 | 1907 (to Frisco of 1896) | Hope to Ardmore, with a branch to near Denison | |
| 1895 | 1896 | 1902 (renamed St. Louis, San Francisco and New Orleans) |
Other extensions through Mississippi and Alabama[]
| Name | Incorporation | Began operations | Succession | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 1924 | 1928 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Aberdeen to Pensacola | |
| 1922 | 1922 | 1924 (to Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railroad)[9] | ||
| 1911 | 1912 | 1922 (to Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railway)[9] | ||
| [10] | 1916 | 1916 | 1927 (to Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railroad)[3] | Pensacola to Muscogee, with an incomplete branch towards Mobile |
| 1907 | 1908 | 1917 (to Gulf Ports Terminal) | ||
| 1869 | 1870 | 1915 (to Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans) | ||
| 1892 | 1893 | 1915 (to Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans) | ||
| Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad | 1918 | 1918 | 1971 (to Frisco of 1916)[3] | Reform to Mobile |
| Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway[11] | 1913 | 1913 | 1918 (to Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad)[4] | |
| Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad | 1906 | 1906 | 1913 (to Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway) | |
| Carrollton Short Line Railway | 1897 | 1899 | 1906 (renamed Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad) | |
| 1910 | 1910 | 1913 (to Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway) | ||
| 1904 | 1904 | 1913 (to Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway) |
References[]
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 41 Val. Rep. 139 (1932), Valuation Docket No. 400: St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company et al. (unless otherwise noted, this is used as a reference for all facts)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Moody's Transportation Manual, 1988, p. xxv
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Moody's Transportation Manual, 1980, p. 788
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Missouri University of Science and Technology, Guide to the Historical Records of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 2008
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, Railroads, accessed September 2008
- ^ "Railroad Era Resources Of Southwest Arkansas, 1870-1945". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (a National Park Service “National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form” filing), 1996, p.19. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, Motley County Railway, accessed September 2008
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, Frisco System, accessed September 2008
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Frisco Employes' Magazine, January 1926, p. 8
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 119 I.C.C. 449 (1926), Valuation Docket No. 679: Gulf Ports Terminal Railway Company
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 135 I.C.C. 327 (1927), Valuation Docket No. 976: Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
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