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Metadata
Object Name |
Pass |
Title |
Annual Pass, Frisco - D. W. Milam, 1948-49, No. A7296 |
Date |
ca 1948 |
Scope & Content |
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company & St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company Annual Pass No. A 7296 for D. W. Milam, Treasurer & Auditor for Texas Electric Railway, Dallas, TX. The pass was good for 1948-1949; expiring on December 31, 1949. On the back of the paper pass were the conditions for use and Mr. Milam's signature. The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (reporting mark SLSF): Commonly known as the "Frisco", this railroad operated in the Midwest and South Central United States from 1876 to April 17, 1980. At the end of 1970, it operated 4,547 miles of road on 6,574 miles of track, not including subsidiaries Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway and the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad; that year, it reported 12,795 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers. It was purchased and absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1980. Despite its name, it never came close to San Francisco. -- from Wikipedia |
Associated People |
Milam, D. W. |
Search Terms |
Frisco Railway Icon-Pass Other Pass St Louis and San Francisco Railway SLSF |
Collection |
D. W. Milam Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2005.CL.2-152 |