Product Description

6-panel 2-sided brochure for the Frisco Lines St. Louis-San Francisco Railway system condensed schedules, effective August 1957.  Printed in the USA

The timetable includes train schedules, a route map, railroad and sleeping car fares, a list of Frisco traffic offices, info on the types of cars and services on the trains including The Meteor, The Will Rogers, Nos. 5 and 6, The Memphian, The Oklahoman, The Firefly, The Sunnyland, Kansas City-Florida Special, and The Black Gold.

Train route schedules include:

• New York (via NY Central RR, Pennsylvania RR) -Washington (Via B&O) - St Louis - Texas
• St. Louis - Oklahoma
• St. Louis - Joplin - Wichita
• St Louis - Fort Smith - Paris
• St. Louis - Memphis
• Kansas City - Tulsa
• Kansas City - Memphis - Birmingham - The Southeast
• Tulsa - Texas

Frisco Lines operated from 1876 to 1980 when it was acquired by Burlington Northern. It served cities in Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.  Despite its name, it never served San Francisco.

The schedule is in excellent condition (see photos).  The folded size is 9" x 4" (229mm x 102mm).