1875: Frank Tessmer leaped through flames to save the train
The brave crew of train No. 9 prevented what might have been a tremendous conflaguration in August 1875, between Ely and Monroe Stations...
Local Legacies: First mail car built in Hannibal
By Mary Lou Montgomery Hannibal has the distinction of being the site where the first U.S. railroad mail car was built. It was built in...
Photo of Frisco passenger train at Claremore, OKLA.
Photograph of Frisco passenger train SubjectSt. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company; Railroad travel; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad...
1915: Bowersock selected site for Claremore Oklahoma Frisco depot
A shout out today to Claremore, Okla, a community near Tulsa with two main intersecting railroad lines, the Union Pacific and BNSF. D.A....
1859: From Hannibal to St. Joseph by rail in 9 hours!
I came across the following clipping from the Hannibal Messenger, dated Sept. 15, 1859, that describes Col. Gentry's trip across Missouri...
Hannibal history: Retired railroader shared memories of early Hannibal (1938)
The following story contains a lot of interesting information. It was originally published in 1838, on the newspaper's 100th anniversary....