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The Frisco Railway (also called St. Louis-San Francisco) operated from 1876 to 1980 in the Midwest and south central United States:

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Kansas
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Oklahoma
  • Tennessee
  • Texas

Starting in 1940 the Frisco Railway compiled thousands of employee cards that are now indexed and available for viewing on the Springfield-Greene County Library District Internet site. The information on a typical card includes:

Wikipedia has more about this subject: St. Louis – San Francisco Railway
  • Employee Name
  • Address
  • Birth Date
  • Birth Place
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Parent’s Names
  • Location of Assignment
  • Job Title