In 1876 a cooperation was formed that
would be known as Saint Louis and
San Francisco Railway Company. 
The Frisco Railroad was planned to be a
transcontinental railroad
and a series of acquisitions resulted in an 'X'  shaped
route that effectively serviced much
America
The hub of this organization was
Springfield Missouri.
Ironically the railroad never reach it's
California name sake,
and in 1980 ceased operation
under the FRISCO name.
However, its legacy and memory in southwest
Missouri
remains popular, and enduring.
