My Introduction

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  • December 30, 2017 at 10:34 pm #5953
    aghayeseo1
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    Hello, everyone. My name is Russell Honey, and my family and I moved to Springfield, MO a year ago. While Springfield was a Frisco town, the MoPac freight depot is a remanent of their branch line that was here.

    December 31, 2017 at 8:30 pm #8554
    clemmie_doris12
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    Welcome aboard, Russell. Springfield is an interesting place, railroad wise. The Missouri Pacific had some important customers in the area even though it was hugely Frisco territory. The line from Springfield to Crane was originally built as the Springfield Southwestern. My understanding is that it was built in order to give shippers and travelers an alternative to the Frisco.

    January 24, 2018 at 4:48 pm #8614
    aghayeseo1
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    @Trainmaster wrote:

    Welcome aboard, Russell. Springfield is an interesting place, railroad wise. The Missouri Pacific had some important customers in the area even though it was hugely Frisco territory. The line from Springfield to Crane was originally built as the Springfield Southwestern. My understanding is that it was built in order to give shippers and travelers an alternative to the Frisco.

    Thanks, Kevin. Unfortunately, there’s not much left of both the MoPac and the Frisco here.

    Russell

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