The first Frisco passenger train from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis ran in 1904, launching a new era of travel and linking Southeast Missouri to the World’s Fair and beyond.

Frisco Railroad introduced diesel passenger service in Cape Girardeau on Aug. 25, 1950, marking the beginning of a transition from steam to diesel locomotives on the division’s passenger routes.

Many Tulsans who don't remember steam-powered passenger trains do remember Frisco No. 4500 from the days, long after its retirement from active service in 1954, that it stood on display at the Tulsa ...